Legal Opinion

Smith v. Plati

District Court, D. Colorado

Decided July 22, 1999No. Civ. A. 99-K-491PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON PENDING MOTIONS TO DISMISS

KANE, Senior District Judge.

The Plaintiff, Theodore M. Smith, filed this case in the District Court, Boulder County, Colorado, on February 19, 1999. Defendants removed it to this court on March 11, 1999. Jurisdiction exists over the third claim for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (federal question) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 (civil rights). Supplemental jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1367 over the pendent state claims, the first and second claims for relief. 2

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2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smith v. PlatiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  2. Kuck v. DanaherDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2011
  3. The Putnam Pit, Inc. Geoffrey Davidian v. City of Cookeville, Tennessee Jim ShipleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  4. Cornforth v. University of Oklahoma Board of RegentsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  5. Baldyga v. City and County of Denver LLC, TheDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2025

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