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LINDQUIST v. CITY OF CORAL GABLES

Civ. No. 70-979.

323 F.Supp. 1161 (1971)

Oran J. LINDQUIST, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CORAL GABLES, a municipal corporation, C. L. Dressel, individually and as Mayor of the City of Coral Gables, and Paul T. Matheson, individually and as Chief of the City of Coral Gables Fire Department, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. Florida, Miami Division.

March 4, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack P. Attias, of Bretan, Marks & Attias, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff.

Charles H. Spooner, City Atty., and Robert D. Zahner, Asst. City Atty., Coral Gables, Fla., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION*

ATKINS, District Judge.

This is a case where the City of Coral Gables, an affluent bedroom community in South Florida, urges that it is essential in maintaining safety, order and discipline to require that members of its fire department not wear sideburns extending below the earlobes. A violator of this policy now brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981, 1983, 1985(3) and 28 U.S.C. Sections...

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