Legal Opinion
Stadium Films, Inc. v. Joseph R. Baillargeon, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 23, 1976No. 76-1129PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
This case presents a narrow question about the propriety of a directed verdict granted to police officers who were sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for seizing a number of films pursuant to search warrants which they allegedly knew to be constitutionally deficient. Defendants are two commanders of the Woonsocket (R.I.) police force who participated in procuring the warrants, and the chief of police. Plaintiffs are the corporate owner of a movie theater in Woonsocket and its cashier. The two warrants were signed by a Rhode Island Superior Court justice and a Rhode Island…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Heller v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Francis Gaffney v. Norman SilkCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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- Guyton v. PhillipsDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
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