Legal Opinion
Nash v. Reedel
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 14, 1980No. Civ. A. No. 79-3494PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Defendant Elizabeth Delaney, who successfully moved to dismiss the complaint against her in this action,1 now moves under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 for an award of counsel fees against plaintiff Richard Nash. Nash, who is serving a sentence of imprisonment after being convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, with Delaney as the victim, alleged in his complaint that Delaney committed perjury at his state criminal trial and that her perjury resulted in his conviction. I granted Delaney’s motion to dismiss on two grounds: first, because Nash was proceeding under…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. Of Philadelphia v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Baughman v. Wilson Freight Forwarding Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. Of Phila. v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- PPG Industries, Inc. v. Celanese Polymer Specialties Co.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1987
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