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· 5/3/1976

Koger v. Guarino

Citations

  • 412 F. Supp. 1375
  • 24 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 108
  • 1976 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15291

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that the City of Philadelphia is \not constitutionally obligated to establish and maintain water service for the benefit of [its] citizens....\
  • observing that the City of Philadelphia is “not constitutionally obligated to establish and maintain water service for the benefit of [its] citizens_”
  • holding residential customers who had their water service terminated had “a ‘legitimate claim of entitlement’ to continued water service which is a property interest”
  • holding residential customers who had their water service terminated had “a ‘legitimate claim of entitlement’ to continued water service which is a property interest”
  • determining, on application of the Eldridge test to Philadelphia's denial of water service policy, that due process requires notice and opportunity for a hearing prior to water service termination
  • determining, on application of the Eldridge test to Philadelphia’s denial of water service policy, that due process requires notice and opportunity for a hearing prior to water service termination

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Judges: Broderick

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