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BLACK v. RIZZO

Civ. A. No. 72-1781.

360 F.Supp. 648 (1973)

Roman BLACK v. Joseph R. RIZZO, as Fire Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia, et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 8, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Lerner and Richard L. Freeman, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Martin Weinberg, Philadelphia City Sol., by John M. McNally, Jr., First Deputy City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

HANNUM, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a uniformed fireman of the City of Philadelphia, challenges his suspension and dismissal from the Philadelphia Fire Department on the grounds that the Fire Department Personal Appearance Regulation1 is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to him. Plaintiff claims that the regulation impermissibly interferes with his right to wear his hair in a manner, style and length...

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