Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania v. Newcomer
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 31, 1980No. 79-2356PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.
We are presented by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel United States District Judge Clarence Newcomer to remand to state court a state criminal.prosecution against a federal postal employee. The case was removed to federal district court by the defendant pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1) which provides for removal of cases against “[a]ny officer of the United States ... for any act done under color of such office.”1 Because we believe this case satisfies the requirements of section 1442(a)(1)…
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- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by16 opinions
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