Legal Opinion
Wargat v. Long
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 28, 1984No. Civ. H-81-514PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON OBJECTION TO MAGISTRATE’S RECOMMENDED RULING
BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge.
This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which the plaintiff claims that he was deprived of property and liberty without due process of law. Four of the defendants moved for summary judgment, and United States Magistrate Eagan recommended that the motions be granted. The magistrate held that one of the defendants was not acting under color of state law. As to the three other moving defendants, the magistrate held that they were not in a position to intrude on the plaintiff’s property or liberty…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Quinn v. Syracuse Model Neighborhood Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Bailey v. KirkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- DeLeon v. LittleDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1997
- Ferraro v. City of Long BranchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Ezekwo v. Nyc Health & Hospitals CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Bailey v. KirkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
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