Legal Opinion
Burg v. Canniffe
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 8, 1970No. Civ. A. 69-855-CPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAFFREY, District Judge.
This is a class action for injunctive and declaratory relief, brought pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. Jurisdiction of the court is invoked on the basis of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3); a statutory three-judge district court was convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2284. The complaint alleges that plaintiff seeks to act for himself and, also, pursuant to Rule 23, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for a class described as being composed of “any United States citizen otherwise qualified who has established residency in the Commonwealth, in the Town of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Zeilenga v. NelsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Hadnott v. AmosDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1970
- Affeldt v. WhitcombDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1970
- Howe v. BrownDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1970
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