Legal Opinion
Brown v. Matias
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 18, 1984No. 83 Civ. 8373PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
The defendants in this federal civil rights action appeal from a decision of Magistrate Harold J. Raby, dated July 6, 1984, ordering disclosure of so-called G.O.-15 statements provided by five members of the New York City Police Department in connection with an investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board into the beating of plaintiff Lester Brown on August 2, 1983.
Because the underlying action is governed by federal law, privileges asserted in connection therewith are governed “by the principles of the common law as they may be interpreted by…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- The Permian Corporation and Occidental Petroleum Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Crawford v. DominicDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Sirmans v. City of South MiamiDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Burke v. New York City Police DepartmentDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Skibo v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
- In Re Commercial Financial Services, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2000
- State v. Cedar Park Concrete Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
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