FARBER v. CITY OF PATERSON

No. 04-4498.

440 F.3d 131 (2006)

Roberta FARBER v. CITY OF PATERSON; Jose Torres; Elieser Burgos; Marge Dipasquale; Local 3474, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed March 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Beckett, (Argued), Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, Blader & Lehmann, Lawrenceville, NJ, for Appellant.

James E. Patterson, (Argued), Graham, Curtin & Sheridan, Morristown, NJ, for Appellee.

Before BARRY and AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.


BARRY, Circuit Judge.

The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 3474 ("Local 3474" or "the Union"), appeals the District Court's denial of its motion to dismiss. The District Court was persuaded, first, that political affiliation was a cognizable class under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) and, at least for purposes of a motion to dismiss, that the Union had conspired with appellee Roberta Farber's employer, the City of Paterson,...

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