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CURINGA v. CITY OF CLAIRTON

No. 03-1278.

357 F.3d 305 (2004)

Domenic J. CURINGA, Appellant v. CITY OF CLAIRTON; George Adamson, City Council Member, in his individual capacity; Thomas Meade, City Council Member, in his individual capacity; Domenic Virgona, City Council Member, in his individual capacity.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

February 4, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Cordes, (Argued), Ogg, Cordes, Murphy & Ignelzi, Pittsburgh, for Appellant.

Ronald D. Barber, (Argued), Strassburger, McKenna, Gutnick & Potter, Pittsburgh, for Appellees.

Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, RENDELL and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Chief Judge.

At issue is whether a city council lawfully dismissed its principal policymaking employee who campaigned against winning councilmanic candidates in a primary election. The City of Clairton fired its municipal manager, Dominic Curinga, after he campaigned against an incumbent city council member who won re-election and against another successful councilmanic candidate. Curinga asserts the city council's decision...

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