Legal Opinion
Schweiker v. Gordon
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 19, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-2706PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
This is a “police brutality” case. The plaintiff, John Schweiker, contends that on December 12, 1976, he was beaten by an unidentified police officer named Gordon and other policemen he can’t name or identify (“John Doe(s)”). In this action, which is based on the Civil Rights Act of 1871 and Pennsylvania common law, he seeks damages against the policemen, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Joseph O’Neill, and the City of Philadelphia. He also seeks to enjoin O’Neill from continuing to employ the defendant police officers. Liability of the City and O’Neill is based…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Donald L. Hays, Jr., and Michael C. Potter, Cross-Appellants v. Jefferson County, Kentucky, Wilbur Bilyeu and Russell McDaniel Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Thomas Turpin v. Joseph MailetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Kedra v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Popow v. City of MargateDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1979
- Spriggs v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1981
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