Legal Opinion
Chodos v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 4, 1982No. 81 Civ. 0652 (CBM)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MOTLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff pro se, Eva Chodos, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to recover monetary damages for alleged violations of her constitutional rights by defendants, the United States of America (the F.B.I.) 1 and the New York City Police Department.
Plaintiff filed an initial complaint on February 3, 1981. In lieu of an answer, defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it failed to comply with Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a), which requires that the complaint contain “a short and plain statement of the claim” and that the court lacked…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. TomanioSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Kingsley v. Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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