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WATTERS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 94-1711.

55 F.3d 886 (1995)

Richard C. WATTERS, Appellant, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: W. Wilson Goode, Honorable, Individually, and in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; Willie L. Williams, Honorable, Individually, and in his capacity as Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department; David H. Pingree, Honorable, Individually, and in his capacity as Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey R. Johnson (argued), Richard A. Sprague, Joseph R. Podraza, Jr., Sprague & Sprague, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant.

Alan C. Ostrow (argued), Deputy City Sol., Lek Domni, Michael F. Eichert, Chief Deputy City Sol., Appeals City of Philadelphia, Law Dept., Philadelphia, PA, for appellees.

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, NYGAARD and McKEE, Circuit Judges

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Chief Judge.

Richard C. Watters appeals the district court's order under Rule 50(a) dismissing his action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Philadelphia, Police Commissioner Willie L. Williams and Managing Director David Pingree (hereafter collectively referred to as "the City") for denial of his First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Watters' claim arose out of his...

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