Legal Opinion
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Levi
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 3, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-1317PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PARKER, District Judge:
This proceeding presents troublesome questions of standing and prosecutorial discretion. They arise in connection with a citizen’s death from gunshot wounds while in custody of Arkansas law enforcement officers. The plaintiffs allege that Federal officials failed to conduct an affirmative and exhaustive investigation of the incident and that they acted arbitrarily, capriciously and in a racially discriminatory manner to determine if the citizen’s constitutionally guaranteed and other rights provided by Federal law had been violated.
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