PETERS v. DEL. RIVER PORT AUTHORITY

Nos. 92-2101, 93-1278.

16 F.3d 1346 (1994)

Walter T. PETERS, Jr. v. DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1994.

Sur Petition for Rehearing February 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Elliott (argued), Mark J. Schwemler, Elliott, Vanaskie & Riley, Blue Bell, PA, for appellant DE River Port Authority of PA and NJ.

Thomas J. Duffy (argued), Duffy and Quinn, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee Walter T. Peters, Jr.

Before: HUTCHINSON, COWEN and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

Walter T. Peters ("Peters") filed a complaint alleging that the Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey ("DRPA") violated his constitutional rights of freedom of belief and association by failing to reappoint him as its Secretary solely because he is a member of the New Jersey Republican Party. In a pretrial application, the district court ruled that the position of Secretary was not a politically...

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