Legal Opinion
Tower v. Leslie-Brown
District Court, D. Maine
Decided October 9, 2001No. 1:01-cv-00085PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SINGAL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking money damages for alleged violations of their federal rights arising out of the arrest of one of the Plaintiffs at his home. Plaintiffs claim that Defendants violated their rights under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Adoption and Safe Families Act, 42 U.S.C. § 670 et seq. Presently before the Court are Defendants’ Motion for Partial Dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) (Docket #2), Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment (Docket # 9), and Defendants’…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Tower v. Leslie-BrownCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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