Butler v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DECKER, District Judge.

I. Background

This action arises out of the warrantless arrest 1 on September 25, 1974, of the eight plaintiffs 2 for conspiracy to commit murder. The allegations of the complaint have been summarized in detail in this court’s memorandum opinion of January 27, 1976.

In brief, the plaintiffs charge that defendant Walker transmitted to the police the false report of a private informant employed by Goldblatts, since revealed to be defendant Wayne Young, that the plaintiffs were conspiring to murder him through the instrumentality of a social club in the…