Legal Opinion
Kedra v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 29, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-4046PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
This civil rights action arises out of an alleged series of brutal acts committed by Philadelphia policemen against the plaintiffs. The events set forth in the complaint span one and one-half years, from December 1975 to February or March 1977. The defendants have moved to dismiss. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b).
I. The Factual Allegations
Plaintiffs are Dolores M. Kedra; her children, Elizabeth, Patricia, Teresa, Kenneth, Joseph, 1 Michael, Robert, and James; and Elizabeth’s husband, Richard J. Rozanski. Michael, Robert, and James Kedra are minors, and their mother sues…
2Cases cited108 opinions
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- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Douglas Edwards v. City of Philadelphia and Officer Haworth, James, Badge No. 2944Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Wilkinson v. EllisDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- DeBellis v. KulpDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
- Williams v. FedorDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
- Cap v. K-Mart Discount Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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