Legal Opinion
Robert Lucarell v. Kenneth McNair
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1972No. 71-1443PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is taken from the dismissal of a civil rights action brought pursuant to Sec. 1979 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983. Seeking compensatory and punitive damages, the complaint charged that the appellee McNáir, a Referee and Administrative Officer of the Juvenile Court of Trumbull County, Ohio, acting “under color of” state law, deprived the appellant of his civil rights. Specifically, it is alleged that McNair personally assaulted Robert Lucarell (a youth 17 years of age) during traffic violation proceedings over which McNair…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- J. W. Lynch v. Joe E. Johnson, Iii, George B. Goodykoontz and Estel SennCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Douglas Gregory v. John J. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Leo Henzel v. Richard Gerstein, Robert L. Shevin, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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