Legal Opinion
Regina Lee Azar v. James R. Conley
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1972No. 71-1243PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is taken from the dismissal of a civil rights action brought by a white middle class family pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3) and 1986.
On May 10, 1970, eight members of the Azar family filed a nineteen-page complaint naming twenty-seven defendants in addition to “John Doe and Richard Roe, Unknown Members of the Police Department of the City of Akron, Ohio.” The Azars sought certain in-junctive relief in addition to damages totaling $4,650,000. The allegations of the complaint depict a sordid tale of severe harassment and intimidation of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Marjorie Glasson v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Marlowe v. Fisher BodyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- William C. Cameron v. John C. BrockCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Life Insurance Co. Of North America v. Martha Ellen Reichardt, Etc., Martha Ellen Reichardt v. Wesley J. KinderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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