Legal Opinion
Mines v. Kahle
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-107 ERIEPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEBER, District Judge.
This case arises out of a situation common in most of the counties in Pennsylvania and elsewhere as we note from reported federal eases, where the District Attorney is not a full time officer but is allowed to engage in the private practice of law. When the attorney mingles his private activities and his public office, he gives rise to a claim that he acted under “color of law” and his actions are brought within the field of fire of the federal civil rights law.
The plaintiff has filed an action against the defendants seeking damages for alleged…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kulwicki v. DawsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Rodgers v. Lincoln Towing Service, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
- Brown v. JohnstonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Felker v. ChristineDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Puricelli v. Borough of MorrisvilleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
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