Legal Opinion
Chappelle v. Chase
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-1325PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
POLLAK, District Judge.
On April 11,1979, plaintiff Colie B. Chappelle, Esq., a lawyer practicing in Philadelphia, commenced this action against Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Ralph Dennis; President Judge of the Municipal Court Joseph R. Glancey; Officer George Chase and Sergeant “John Doe” of the Philadelphia police force; former Police Commissioner Joseph O’Neill; former Mayor Frank L. Rizzo; and the City of Philadelphia. The complaint asserts (1) federal claims said to arise under the Fourteenth Amendment and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and other federal civil rights statutes, and…
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