Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 13, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-2937PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the Attorney General of the United States seeking broad equitable relief against an alleged pattern of police brutality. On October 30, 1979, I issued an opinion and order dismissing most of the complaint’s allegations for lack of standing. Included in the complaint, however, was the charge that the defendants had discriminated on the basis of race in the administration of federally funded programs. I concluded that the Attorney General did have standing to maintain a civil action for the purpose of preventing such…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Salvadore Rotolo v. The Borough of Charleroi (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Graziani v. Committee on Legal EthicsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Warren Curtis v. Angus Russell EveretteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Negrich v. HohnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Shirey v. Bensalem TownshipDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Schnabel v. BLDG. & CONST. TRADES COUNCIL OF PHILA.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- United States v. City Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Aronson v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- Egan v. ConciniDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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