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Grisom v. Logan

District Court, C.D. California

Decided October 20, 1971No. Civ. 66-413-DWWPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MacMAHON, District Judge. 1

Plaintiffs move for leave to appeal in forma pauperis from a judgment in favor of the defendants entered upon a jury verdict in this action based on the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986.

The three original claims asserted stem from the fatal shooting of eighteen-year old John Grisom by Los Angeles policemen in the spring of 1965. Plaintiffs are all heirs of John Grisom, and defendants are five police officers involved either in the shooting or the investigation of it.

The first claim was two-pronged seeking to recover damages for the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Robert E. Sykes v. State of California (Department of Motor Vehicles)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  2. Luella Holmes and Elizabeth Y. Thomas v. Joan Finney, E. Dean Eikenberry, Harrasetta H. Kinney, William B. McCormick and Kenneth L. ElderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
  3. Weiss v. PatrickDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1978
  4. In Re Transcontinental Energy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. Robert E. Sykes v. State of California (Department of Motor Vehicles)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974

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