Legal Opinion
Anthony v. White
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 17, 1974No. Civ. A. 4699PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAPLETON, District Judge:
George and Penny Anthony, husband and wife who reside in Wilmington, Delaware, have brought this action for damages against Patricia Dickey, a social worker formerly employed by the Division of Social Services of the State of Delaware. 1 Th^ Anthonys allege that “willfully, knowingly and intentionally” Mrs. Dickey caused them to be illegally arrested, detained and imprisoned. Characterizing their claims as ones for “false arrest,” “false imprisonment” and “malicious prosecution,” they assert a deprivation of their constitutional rights, cognizable under 42…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Webster Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of NarcoticsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- William Whirl v. C. v. (Buster) Kern and Fidelity and Deposit Company of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Barbara A. Nesmith and Richard A. Nesmith v. H. D. AlfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- James Harvey Johnson v. Warden Noah Alldredge and Corrections Officer CronrathCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Honorable Ronald v. Dellums v. James M. Powell, Chief, United States Capitol Police, Jerry v. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Jack Burton Tunnell v. Doris Wiley and Richard Sprague, First Asst. District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Voytko v. Ramada Inn of Atlantic CityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1978
- Cooper v. MorinNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Burt v. FerreseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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