Legal Opinion
Slyvester Harris v. Richard G. Harvey, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 1979No. 78-2057PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought under thé Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1983) by a former Racine, Wisconsin, police lieutenant against a Racine County, Wisconsin, judge 1 and against Gerald Clickner, Racine County District Attorney. Plaintiff claimed that defendants’ actions deprived him of Fourteenth Amendment due process and equal protection of the laws. We are setting out the allegations of the complaint in some detail (and in the same order as the pleader) because the jury found the key allegations sufficiently proved. 2
Plaintiff alleged that on January 8, 1974, Dale…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pulliam v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. BramerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Frank Barrett v. Nancy I. Harrington, A/K/A Penny HarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
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