Legal Opinion
Joseph Carl Brown, Jr. v. Richard P. Joseph, Esquire
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 22, 1972No. 71-1869PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether a court-appointed trial attorney employed by the Public Defender’s Office of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, may be held liable to respond in damages in an action alleging constitutional deprivation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 brought by a former client in a state criminal proceeding. The district court held that the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, reasoning that the defendant was not acting under color of state law.
Arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, Brown waived extradition to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Frank S. Waits v. Hon. Raymond McGowan A. J. S. C., Monmouth CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Ross v. MeaganCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Spring v. ConstantinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- John Anthony Housand v. Maxwell HeimanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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