Legal Opinion
Williams v. Tansey
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 20, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-3437PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff in this civil rights action alleges that defendants conspired to have him unjustly arrested and convicted because he is black and his wife is white. I have already dismissed the complaint as to all defendants except Lower Merion Township Detectives Michael Tansey and William Boogley. Defendants Tansey and Boogley have now filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1
Plaintiffs pro se complaint outlines a history of harassment by Philadelphia police, who he claims are prejudiced against him because of his…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Cooper v. DupnikCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Lorna Cassady v. Thurman Tackett, Individually and in His Capacity as Johnson County JailerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Marshall v. Borough of AmbridgeDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Hamilton v. ThezanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- Lorna Cassady v. Thurman Tackett, Individually and in His Capacity as Johnson County JailerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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