Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Houghton v. Scranton
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 2, 1966No. Civ. A. 39701, 39916PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOOD, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Joseph M. Houghton, brought suit under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. The defendants include Delaware State police officers and their superiors. Jurisdiction lies in the court under 28 U.S. C.A. § 1343.
Houghton alleges in his complaint that he was illegally stopped while proceeding along a highway in the State of Delaware, was taken to the troop barracks and compelled to submit to extensive questioning by Lieutenant Buckmaster. He was then formally arrested for violation of the local Criminal Registration Act. He was denied the right to obtain…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Anderson v. HaasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
3Cited by12 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. Roger Lee McQueen v. Hon. H. Kenneth Wangelin, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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