Legal Opinion
Clarence Eisen v. Oliver C. Eastman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 28, 1969No. 16, Docket 32909PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This action, brought by a landlord appearing pro se, is typical of the many cases in which, by virtue of a plaintiff’s invocation of § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871,17 Stat. 13, now 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and its jurisdictional implementation, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), federal courts are now being asked to determine a great variety of controversies between city or state officials and citizens who prefer litigating in the federal courts to pursuing their state remedies. 1 The existing and pro spective importance of the problems thus presented has prompted us to examine them…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by295 opinions
- Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Birkenfeld v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- John Brown v. Steve BrienenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- John F. Lombard v. The Board of Education of the City of New York, and John A. Murphy,defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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