PENNY v. KENNEDY

Nos. 86-6280, 86-6281.

915 F.2d 1065 (1990)

Roy PENNY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, (86-6280), v. Thomas KENNEDY, Commissioner of Fire and Police of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Roland M. LOVVORN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, (86-6281), v. The CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. McMahan, Randall L. Nelson (argued), Chattanooga, Tenn., for defendants-appellants.

Charles Dupree (argued), Chattanooga, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 86-6280.

Thomas Woodley (argued), Mulholland & Hickey, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 86-6281.

Donald Pailen, Corp. Counsel, Terri L. Hayles, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Samuel C. Gardner, amicus counsel, Detroit, Mich., amicus curiae, City of Detroit.

John R. Fisher, James E. Phillips, Patricia A. Davidson, Vorys, Sater, Seymour, & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, amicus curiae, F.O.P.

Daniel J. Popeo, Paul D. Damenar, Vicki S. Marani, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington D.C., amicus curiae, Washington Legal Foundation.

Before MERRITT, Chief Judge; KEITH, KENNEDY, MARTIN, JONES, KRUPANSKY, WELLFORD, MILBURN, GUY, NELSON, RYAN, BOGGS and NORRIS, Circuit Judges; LIVELY and ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judges.


ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.

These consolidated en banc appeals resulted from separate actions challenging the constitutionality of proposed mandatory urinalysis of the City of Chattanooga's fire fighters and police officers without reasonable cause or suspicion to believe that the employees so tested were using controlled substances. See Lovvorn v. City of Chattanooga, Tenn., 647 F.Supp....

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