Legal Opinion
Doe v. Poelker
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1975No. 75-1069PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Jane Doe,1 a pregnant resident of St. Louis, Missouri, at the time the lawsuit was filed, brought this civil rights class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against John H. Poelker, the Mayor of St. Louis, and Dr. R. Dean Wochner, the Director of the Department of Health and Hospitals and Acting Hospital Commissioner of St. Louis, [hereinafter referred to collectively as “the city”] seeking, in her broadly worded complaint, declaratory and injunctive relief
against the existence, application, implementation and enforcement of express and implied policies, rules, regulations,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Ben ALLEN Et Al., Appellants, v. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 788, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Harkeem v. AdamsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
- Jane Doe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Finney v. HuttoDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1976
- Gay Lib v. The University Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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