Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. David Tyrrell v. Fred Speaker, Former Atty. General of Pa.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 9, 1973No. 71-1906PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
In this suit brought under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970), plaintiff Tyrrell seeks injunctive relief and damages from the very nu merous defendants named in the title. He asserts that the appellees are guilty of conspiracy, wilfully and maliciously depriving him of his civil rights violating the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Tyrrell was arrested on December 20, 1969 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and was charged with a series of crimes, including robbery and the shooting of a police officer…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by53 opinions
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