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WEAVER v. HENDERSON

No. 92-1821.

984 F.2d 11 (1993)

Ralph S. WEAVER, etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Charles HENDERSON, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen M. McCarthy, Boston, MA, for plaintiffs, appellants.

James T. Masteralexis, Boston, MA, on brief for Intern. Broth. of Police Officers, amicus curiae.

Rosemary S. Gale, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Scott Harshbarger, Atty. Gen., Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this case, the district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction suspending the Massachusetts State Police Department's "no mustache" policy. The plaintiffs, veteran police officers partial to their existing mustaches, prosecute this appeal. Finding no legal error or abuse of discretion, we affirm the denial of interim relief.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1991, Massachusetts decided to merge four state police forces (the Division...

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