Legal Opinion
Kirkland v. City of Peekskill
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 16, 1987No. 84 Civ. 3510 (MEL)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Walter D. Kirkland brought this civil rights action in June 1984 alleging that the City of Peekskill, various Peekskill officials and a consultant formerly employed by the City conspired to discriminate against him on the basis of race during the course of his employment as police commissioner of Peekskill. Defendants now move for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b), or, in the alternative, for dismissal of the complaint under Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b), on res judicata grounds.
In September 1983, prior to filing this action, Kirkland filed a related complaint…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- University of Tennessee v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ryan v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Anthony J. Decintio v. Westchester County Medical Center County of Westchester, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Kirkland v. City of PeekskillCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Scott v. GoodmanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997
- Ward v. HarteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Reubens v. New York City Department of Juvenile JusticeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
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