MANCUSO v. TAFT

No. 72-1180.

476 F.2d 187 (1973)

Kenneth R. MANCUSO, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. James L. TAFT, Mayor, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Palombo, Jr., City Sol., with whom Jeremiah S. Jeremiah, Jr., Asst. City Sol., was on brief, for appellants.

Ralph J. Gonnella, Providence, R. I., for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Kenneth Mancuso, a full time police officer and classified civil service employee of the City of Cranston, Rhode Island, filed as a candidate for nomination as representative to the Rhode Island General Assembly on October 19, 1971. On the same day the Mayor of Cranston began the process of enforcing § 14.09(c) of the City Home Rule Charter which prohibits "continuing in the classified service of...

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