Legal Opinion
Ferstle v. American Samoa Government
High Court of American Samoa
Decided May 22, 1987No. CA No. 4-87Published
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant American Samoan Government, hereafter "ASG", moves for summary judgment in the above-entitled matter, asserting absolute immunity as a matter of law from suit premised on a cause of action provided under the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985.1
Section 1983 is remedial in nature and authorizes a civil action for deprivation of federal rights against a person acting under the color of state or territorial law, custom, or usage. The Supreme Court has variously explained the main purpose of this enactment as: enforcing the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment; and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- District of Columbia v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chisholm v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1793
- In the Matter of the Estate of Van B. Hooper, Deceased. The Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Thompson v. State of NYDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1979
- True v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1984
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