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SMITH v. FUSSENICH

Civ. No. B-74-472.

440 F.Supp. 1077 (1977)

Kenneth W. SMITH et al., Plaintiffs, v. Cleveland B. FUSSENICH, Commissioner of State Police, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

November 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne M. Hamilton, Fleischmann & Sherbacow, Hartford, Conn., Davis S. Branch, Fairfield County Legal Services, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., Elizabeth B. DuBois, Eric D. Balber, Legal Action Center of City of New York, Inc., New York City, for plaintiffs.

Carl R. Ajello, Atty. Gen., Frank Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Meriden, Conn., for defendants.

Before TIMBERS, Circuit Judge, ZAMPANO and NEWMAN, District Judges.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ZAMPANO, District Judge:

This case, brought pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, presents the issue of the constitutionality of § 29-156a(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes which bars felony offenders from employment with licensed private detective and security guard agencies.1 The plaintiff and the class he represents2 argue that the statute is invalid...

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