Legal Opinion
Thurman v. City of Torrington
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 23, 1984No. Civ. H-84-120PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs have brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1988, 1985, 1986 and 1988, as well as the fifth, ninth, and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution, alleging that their constitutional rights were violated by the nonperformance or malperformance of official duties by the defendant police officers. In addition, the plaintiffs seek to hold liable the defendant City of Torrington (hereinafter, the “City”). The defendant City has filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ complaint, or various claims therein, pursuant…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Soto v. CarrasquilloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Watson v. City of Kansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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