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HARRINGTON v. TAFT

Civ. A. No. 4754.

339 F.Supp. 670 (1972)

Jeffrey HARRINGTON, Plaintiff, v. James TAFT, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

March 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Sweeney, Jr., Warwick, R. I., for plaintiff.

Peter Palombo, Jr., City Sol., City of Cranston, Providence, R. I., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

On October 26, 1970, plaintiff Jeffrey Harrington was appointed a patrolman in the Police Department of the City of Cranston. Under the Cranston city charter, "original appointments" are made for a "probationary period" not to exceed one year. On October 21, 1971, toward the end of a year of service, plaintiff received a letter from the defendant James Taft, mayor of Cranston, informing him that he would not be appointed...

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