Legal Opinion
Peroff v. Manuel
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 27, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-341PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, District Judge.
This is an action for money damages which was properly removed by one of the defendants from Superior Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). 1 The plaintiff in this action is a former organized crime figure who has turned government informant and congressional witness. Defendants Manuel and Phelps are, respectively, an investigator for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (hereinafter “Subcommittee”) and a private medical doctor with an office at Georgetown Medical Center. Plaintiff’s complaint charges defendants with blackmail, negligence,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gravel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Eastland v. United States Servicemen's FundSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Doe v. McMillanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Alan McSurely and Margaret McSurely v. John J. McClellanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Murray v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Nathan Gardels v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- District of Columbia v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- RodríguezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1999
- IMFC Professional Services of Florida, Inc. v. Latin American Home Health, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Benn v. UNISYS Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1997
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