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STEPHENS v. KERRIGAN

No. 96-1469.

122 F.3d 171 (1997)

James STEPHENS; Anthony Longo; David Moyer v. Glenn S. KERRIGAN; William H. Heydt; The City of Allentown (D.C. Civil No. 95-cv-00615). Joseph HANNA; Mark Vitalos v. Glenn S. KERRIGAN; William H. Heydt; The City of Allentown (D.C. Civil No. 95-cv-08093). James Stephens, Anthony Longo, David Moyer, Joseph Hanna and Mark Vitalos, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fredrick E. Charles (argued), Edward R. Eidelman (argued), Allentown, PA, for Appellants.

David M. Green, Harrisburg, PA, Edward H. Feege (argued), Jeffrey M. Zimskind, Lehigh Valley, PA, James L. McAneny (argued), Harrisburg, PA, for Appellees.

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, SCIRICA and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Chief Judge.

Appellants, five police officers for the City of Allentown, filed this action asserting that they were denied promotions because they openly opposed or failed to support the candidacy of William Heydt for mayor of Allentown and/or supported his rival, John Pressman. The officers charged that the City, Mayor Heydt, and Officer Glenn Kerrigan, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, who was a Heydt supporter...

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