Legal Opinion
Travers v. Paton
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 25, 1966No. Civ. 10911PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
The plaintiff Harold Travers brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3) seeking damages for the alleged violation of his civil rights. The claim arises out of a television documentary prepared by the defendant Broadcast-Plaza, Inc. The film was later televised over the defendant Broadcast-Plaza’s TV station. The other defendants are the individual members of the Connecticut Parole Board, the members of the Prison Board of Directors, and the warden. Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Jerome Rosenberg v. Raymond v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Martin McNally v. The Pulitzer Publishing Company and Ted GestCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Providence Journal Co. v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1978
- State v. PilcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
- Buchanan v. BatchelorDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1970
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