Legal Opinion
Edgerton v. Puckett
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided June 25, 1975No. Civ. A. 75-6PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
TURK, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Lacy Edgerton has filed this suit against the Sheriff of the City of Roanoke, Virginia seeking $100,000 in damages for alleged violations of his constitutional rights. He alleges that on October 2, 1973, the defendant Sheriff and certain of his deputies (whose names are unknown to plaintiff), acting under color of law, unlawfully arrested him without informing him of the reason for the arrest; and that they thereafter denied him the right to be free on bail with the result that he was illegally confined in jail for two nights and three…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Campbell v. HaverhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Charles A. L. Almond v. John E. Kent, Sheriff of Augusta County, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Friedman v. Peoples Service Drug Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Johnson v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Matthewman v. AkahaneDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1983
- Evans v. CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TEL. CO. OF MD.District Court, D. Maryland · 1982
- Brady v. SowersDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1978
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