Legal Opinion
Dellums v. Powell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 20, 1980No. Civ. A. 2271-71PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRYANT, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs sued former Attorney General John N. Mitchell, United States Capitol Police Chief James M. Powell and others for violation of various constitutional and common law rights. The claims against Mr. Mitchell were severed and still await trial. The jury held Mr. Powell liable for various constitutional claims and also for malicious prosecution. On appeal the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the verdict against Mr. Powell on all the constitutional claims ex cept the eighth amendment claim, 1 but reversed…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Whelehan v. County of MonroeDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1983
- Dellums v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Martin v. D.C. Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- James T. Martin, Jr. v. D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, Richard Xander, James T. Martin, Jr. v. D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, Richard XanderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Weisman v. SherryDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
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