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BENNIS v. GABLE

Civ. A. No. 82-1277.

604 F.Supp. 244 (1984)

Thomas F. BENNIS and Roger J. MacLean v. Carson GABLE, Joseph Daddona and City of Allentown.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 10, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Huber, Allentown, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Robert G. Hanna, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HUYETT, District Judge.

On January 16, 1982, plaintiffs Thomas F. Bennis and Roger J. MacLean, two Allentown policemen, were demoted without a hearing by Mayor Joseph S. Daddona from the rank of detective to patrolman. This lawsuit was filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1985. Plaintiffs allege that the demotions violated their rights under the first amendment because they were politically motivated. Plaintiffs also assert that...

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