Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit February 7, 1986, 85-1355 (James R. Bartholomew v. Frank Fischl and City of Allentown)

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, an officer of a bureau of health sponsored by two cities, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against one of the cities and its mayor, claiming that his rights under the due process clause and the first amendment were violated when the health bureau was abolished and he thereby lost his position. The district court, 602 F.