Legal Opinion
Thompson v. McCoy
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided October 1, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-1406PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
HEMPHILL, District Judge.
The matter before this court is the defendant James P. McKeown, Ill’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and to dismiss the common law claim against him for lack of pendent jurisdiction.
Through his complaint, the plaintiff alleges that, while shopping in the defendant McKeown’s establishment, he was accosted, falsely accused, arrested and subsequently assaulted by the defendant McCoy, who was at the time employed by McKeown as a security guard.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Adams v. PateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Betsy A. Jennings v. Ilus W. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Steven C. Draeger, by and Through Norman A. Draeger, Guardian Ad Litem v. Grand Central, Inc., and David ParkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Soad R. Iskander v. Village of Forest Park and Zayre, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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- Romanski v. Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Romanski v. Detroit EntertainmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Woodward & Lothrop v. HillaryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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