Legal Opinion
Balistrieri v. Holtzman
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 14, 1972No. Nos. 69-C-510, 69-C-511PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
The defendants Holtzman, O’Connell, and LeGrand have moved for dismissal or, in the alternative, for summary judgment in each of the above-entitled actions. In support of these motions, the defendants urge that as agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they are immune from suit; that the action is barred by operation of the statute of limitations and by laches; and that the plaintiffs have suffered no compensable injury.
In my opinion, these defendants are not immune from suit for their alleged tortious conduct merely because they were…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Webster Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of NarcoticsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Joseph X. Bethea v. Joseph J. Reid, Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark, New Jersey, Etal.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Koerber v. PatekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- John Halverson v. Campbell Soup Company, Defendant-Third-Party and Wolfes-Jensen Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Boris v. MooreDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1957
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Williams v. KriegerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Weva Oil Corp. v. Belco Petroleum Corp.District Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1975
- Herrera v. ScullyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Pathman Construction Co. of Highland Park v. Drum-Co Engineering Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1980