Legal Opinion
Strauss v. Springer
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 13, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-439PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LEOMPORRA, Chief United States Magistrate Judge.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On January 22, 1991, plaintiff, James E. Strauss, filed a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 against Philadelphia Police Officers Richard Springer and Robert Clift and the City of Philadelphia, alleging excessive use of force by the officers against him. Plaintiff contended that the City was in violation of the statute since it had a custom, usage, or policy in failing to properly train its officers resulting in their use of unconstitutional police methods. The suit arose from an incident 2 which occurred in…
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