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Henderson v. Goeke

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 9, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 68-1640PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

MASTERSON, District Judge.

This is a civil rights case in which the plaintiff asserts that the defendants, both of whom are members of the Lancaster City Police Department, directed and/or conducted an unlawful search of his premises and unlawfully seized $329.-00 belonging to him.

Plaintiff premises jurisdiction upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 13311 and 1343(3),2 and his cause of action essentially upon 42 U.S.C. § 1983.3 He requests injunctive relief and damages in excess of $15,000.

Defendants move to dismiss because (1) this court lacks jurisdiction and (2) plaintiff has failed to state a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Turner v. FoucheSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  5. Clarence Eisen v. Oliver C. EastmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Shadd v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Smith v. Botzet (In Re Smith)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. Styer (In re Styer)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Johnson v. AlldredgeDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Henderson v. GoekeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973

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