Legal Opinion
Palma v. Powers
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 16, 1969No. 66 C 437PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this action under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985. They seek recovery of damages allegedly sustained by them as a result of various acts committed by the defendants which plaintiffs contend deprived them of rights guaranteed by the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. In addition to actual damages, plaintiffs seek punitive damages and such injunctive relief “as may be necessary to prevent the defendants or any one of them from again violating their rights.” The jurisdiction of this Court…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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3Cited by60 opinions
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