Legal Opinion
Earl Robinson v. John E. Bergstrom
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1978No. 76-1620PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
Earl Robinson appeals from an order dismissing his civil rights complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court found that the defendant was not acting under color of state law when he allegedly violated the constitutional rights of the plaintiff. Accordingly, no jurisdiction was found to exist under § 1983. Although defendant-appellee appeared and testified in the district court, he has not filed a responsive pleading in this appeal. Therefore the appeal, by order of this Court, 1 is considered without oral argument pursuant to Circuit Rule 8(c) and Rule 2, Fed.R. App.P.
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gibson v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Barbara Monsky, for Herself and on Behalf of All Women Similarly Situated v. Honorable Howard J. MoraghanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Hall v. QuillenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Gibson v. The City Of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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