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LOUGHNEY v. HICKEY

Civ. A. No. 78-302.

480 F.Supp. 1352 (1979)

Joseph LOUGHNEY and Robert J. Osborne, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. Eugene F. HICKEY, both Individually and in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Scranton; City of Scranton, Pennsylvania, c/o John Brazil, Esquire, Solicitor of the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania; and Gaynor Cawley, Individually and in his capacity as Director of Public Works of the City of Scranton, Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Pennsylvania.

December 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Cali, James G. McDonough, Dunmore, Pa., for plaintiffs.

John J. Brazil, City Sol., Ralph J. Iori, Jr., Asst. City Sol., Dept. of Law, Scranton, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

HERMAN, District Judge.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiffs initiated this action on March 30, 1978 by filing a complaint alleging that they were discharged from their employment as municipal officers for the city of Scranton for political reasons and seeking reinstatement and back pay. A trial was held before the court without a jury on June 5, 6, and 7, 1979. Trial briefs were filed by Defendants and Plaintiffs on July 20 and 26...

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