Legal Opinion
Mimms v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-2852PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
The plaintiff is an inmate at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Graterford. He filed this action pro se under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 seeking $4 million in punitive damages for an alleged violation of his civil rights. 1 Paragraph 7 of the complaint sets forth the facts on which the cause of action is based:
7. On the 6 day of October, 1971, defendants maliciously published in the Philadelphia Daily News, of and concerning plaintiff the following matter:
“PRISONERS WALK ALL OVER US ABOUT HALF THE TIME.”
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Jack Gittlemacker v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Prisons of Pa. And Frank C. Johnston, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Dallas, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Robert Leon Jenkins, a Minor, by His Mother and Next Friend, Roberta B. Jenkins v. F. W. AverettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Angelynn York v. Ron Story and Louis MorenoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Taylor v. NicholsDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1976
- Boddorff v. Publicker Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Brainerd v. PotratzDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1976
- Carter v. CuylerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Scheetz v. Morning Call, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
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