Legal Opinion
Agresta v. Sambor
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-7358PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
In this civil rights action, plaintiffs seek damages for the termination of their relationship with their married, adult son, allegedly killed by the police. Defendants move to dismiss on the grounds that the complaint fails to state a claim for which relief can be granted. For the reasons that follow, I will deny defendants’ motion.
Plaintiffs aver that their son was chased, shot, and killed by Philadelphia police officers. Plaintiffs contend they had a constitutionally protected interest in their parental relationship which was completely…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Johnson v. City of Erie, Pa.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Crowder v. SinyardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- McCurdy v. DoddCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Mccurdy v. DoddCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Reynolds v. County of San DiegoDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1994
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