Legal Opinion

Bielevicz v. Dubinon

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 28, 1990No. 89-3239PublishedCited by 754 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

In the wee hours of the morning of December 23, 1984, plaintiffs Barbara Bielev-icz and David Tumpa were arrested by Officers John Dubinon and Virginia Beck of the Pittsburgh Police Department on charges of public intoxication. They were jailed for several hours and then released with no formal charges ever having been made and without a hearing. Plaintiffs brought this civil rights action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Dubinon and Beck and also against the City of Pittsburgh, alleging that their arrest was without probable cause and that it…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by754 opinions

  1. Norman Grayson v. Mayview State Hospital Allegheny County Jail Camp Hill Prison United States of America, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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  4. Hedges v. MuscoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  5. Robert Beck v. City of PittsburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996

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