Legal Opinion
Talbert v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 25, 1986No. 85-5810PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
After their arrest for a misdemeanor, plaintiffs were held in jail for four days by the defendant city police. The district court determined that the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights had been violated by this prolonged detention and that the city was estopped to deny liability because it had failed to identify the individuals responsible. In addition, the court found that the city had adopted an unconstitutional policy in restricting bail decisions to magistrates, rather than adopting a state procedure rule which permitted delegation to police…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pembaur v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Chauncey L. Moore, Jr. v. The Marketplace Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Colburn v. Upper Darby TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Aslanidis v. United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Tysheia Garvin v. City of Philadelphia Police Officer John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Handley v. PhillipsDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Barrow v. Wethersfield Police Dept.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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