Legal Opinion
Blake v. Cich
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 18, 1978No. Civ. No. 4-75-584PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MacLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. Plaintiffs, who are Native Americans, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, with pendent common-law tort claims of assault and battery, charging defendant police officers with beating them in the course of their arrest and delivery to jail. Plaintiffs also sued the City of Minneapolis, alleging that the city was liable for the actions of defendant officers under the doctrine of respondeat superior and for negligence. At the close of plaintiffs’ case, the Court…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Beaumont Gereau, in Nos. 74-2019, 74-2020, 74-2021, 74-2022,74-2023Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Aalco Wrecking Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. James Theodore EagleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. William M. Percival, Carolyn Allen Percival, Randy L. Middleton, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Leroy McCoy and Ladie Byrd Crawford v. Arthur B. Goldston, Jr., Richard Papciak and the City of Detroit PolicedepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Kociemba v. G.D. Searle & Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1989
- United States v. LaytonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
- Duran v. LovatoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
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