Legal Opinion
Highfield Water Co. v. Public Service Commission
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 20, 1980No. Civ. Y-79-1827PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action have filed a detailed 85-page complaint arising out of the state takeover of their water system on October 1, 1978. They allege civil rights and antitrust violations, as well as unconstitutional taking without compensation and several pendant state claims and seek relief from thirty-one defendants. The case is now before the Court on five motions to dismiss, and two motions for a more definite statement. For reasons stated below, the motions to dismiss will be granted in part and denied in part. The motions for a more definite…
2Cases cited75 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by18 opinions
- De Bleecker v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Stephen C. Crane, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. State of Texas v. County of Dallas, Ben Ellis, John Orvis, Mike Schwille, Berlaind Brashear and Chuck Miller, Defendants-Appellants-Cross v. Henry Wade and L. E. MurdochCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Crane v. TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Highfield Water Co. v. Washington County Sanitary DistrictCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Coffin v. South Carolina Department of Social ServicesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1983
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