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DiPINTO v. SPERLING

No. 93-1671.

9 F.3d 2 (1993)

Dennis DiPINTO and Kieran Cunningham, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. John SPERLING, In His Capacity as President of Lodge # 8 of the Fraternal Order of Police and the City of Newport, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin B. McBurney with whom DiPinto Associates was on brief, for appellants.

Joseph J. Nicholson, Jr., for appellee City of Newport.

Donald A. Woodbine with whom Vogel, Souls & Woodbine was on brief, for Lodge # 8 of the Fraternal Order of Police.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, former probationary police officers with the City of Newport, Rhode Island, were summarily terminated in June, 1989. They then filed separate state court suits against the City of Newport and certain City officials [collectively: the "City"], claiming deprivations of their alleged entitlement to a hearing under Rhode Island law. The state court dismissed their claims, with prejudice,1 on the ground that...

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