Legal Opinion
Clark v. City of Bridgeport
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 21, 1986No. Civ. B-83-514(TFGD), B-86-119(TFGD) and B-86-115(TFGD)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
DALY, Chief Judge.
The matter before the Court stems from the conduct of counsel for the City of Bridgeport (“City”) during jury selection on October 7, 1986. While selecting juries in three civil rights cases brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the defendants City and named police officers used their peremptory challenges to strike every black citizen otherwise available to serve on the juries selected in each of three cases. The Court on October 8, 1986, having heard from counsel in each case, struck the three juries selected and assessed court costs and, upon proper…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United States v. Oscar ClemonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- State v. RobbinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
- Taitano v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
- Thomas v. Diversified Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Thaddeus Donald Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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