Legal Opinion

Russell M. Smith v. John J. Cremins, Jr., John F. Mahon, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 20, 1962No. 17447_1PublishedCited by 158 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWNING, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is taken from an order dismissing appellant’s complaint under the Civil Rights Act. 1

The complaint included the following allegations: Appellant went to the Los Angeles International Airport to distribute a religious tract discussing national and international issues. His purpose in part was to protest the arrival there of Russian Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan. As he was crossing the street in a pedestrian crosswalk leading from the public parking lot to a sidewalk used by the general public, appellant was seized by appellees, police officers of the City…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Marsh v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by158 opinions

  1. Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Sterling Usher v. City of Los Angeles, Richard A. Gonzales, Michael E. Melton, Jose E. Ramirez, Joe Rios, and Robert L. VannCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Jerome Singleton v. City of New York, Ronald Salzer and Anthony DellaventuraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  4. Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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