Legal Opinion
In Re City of Philadelphia Litigation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 27, 1996No. Master File No. 85-2745. Civ. A. Nos. 87-2678, 85-3528 and 87-2756PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOUIS H. POLLAK, Senior District Judge.
May 13, 1985 was a day of tragedy in Philadelphia. That day marked the catastrophic culmination of a stand-off between the law enforcement authorities of the City of Philadelphia and the members of a group called “MOVE” who resided in a row house at 6221 Osage Avenue in the western part of Philadelphia.
The principal events of May 13 were these: Early in the morning, Police Commissioner Gregore Sambor, speaking through a bull horn outside 6221 Osage Avenue, announced that the police had arrest warrants for four named MOVE members and directed that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Delores Simmons, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel La Friscoe Simmons v. The City of Philadelphia Police Officer A. Panati, Badge No. 2587Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Renk v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Savarese v. AgrissCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re City of Philadelphia LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- In Re City Of Philadelphia LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Africa v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Africa v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998