Legal Opinion

Peter S. Sarelas v. Thomas J. Sheehan

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 27, 1965No. 15046PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENOCH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Peter S. Sarelas, has appealed to this Court from dismissal of his Complaint in the United States District Court. That Complaint purports to set out a cause of action under the Civil Rights statute, Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

The District Judge based his order of dimissal on two grounds:

First, that his examination of the Complaint and comparison of it with the Complaint in Cause No. 62 C 530, Sarelas v. Sheehan, dismissal of which was affirmed 7 Cir., 1963, 326 F.2d 490, showed that the events complained of were the same or similar, and that they fell…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Partmar Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Peter S. Sarelas v. Thomas J. SheehanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Charles Ashbrook and Master Chef, Inc. v. Harlan HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  2. Gaito v. StraussDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Leroy Stewart v. Vesta Minnick, Official Court ReporterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
  4. United States Government ex rel. Houck v. Folding Carton Administration CommitteeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  5. Centennial Land & Development Co. v. Township of MedfordNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1979

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