Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Singletary
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided October 13, 1972No. Civ. A. 72-109PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BLATT, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court upon the respective defendants’ motions to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint which was filed on January 24, 1972. This action must be construed as one cognizable, if at all, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and/or § 1985(2). The plaintiff was charged with the crime of rape, pled guilty to this charge, and was sentenced in 1965 for a term of 25 years, which sentence he is presently serving. The complaint seeks money damages by charging a general conspiracy among the named defendants to deprive plaintiff of his constitutional rights. The complaint…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Milton McCray v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Edward Serzysko v. The Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Norman Burkes, Jr. v. Luther Callion, Deputy Central Adult Investigations, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- LaLonde v. EissnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Sherwin S. Stern v. United States Gypsum, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Martin Hodas, East Coast Cinematics, Inc. v. LindsayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Gerald E. Smith, Sr. v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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