Legal Opinion
Colbert v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 27, 1996No. Civil A. 96-3488PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BARTLE, District Judge.
This is an action alleging civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as various state law torts. Before the court is the motion of the defendants, the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia police commissioner, and three police officers, to dismiss plaintiffs’ amended complaint.
This ease has a prolonged procedural history. In May, 1995, plaintiffs Vellen Colbert and Elaine Wallace Colbert instituted this action in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. The complaint initially named as defendants only the Philadelphia police commissioner…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jenkins v. McKeithenSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Davidson v. CannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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