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CARSON v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided August 13, 2024No. 2:23-cv-02661Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SAMUEL CARSON : CIVIL ACTION : v. : No. 23-2661 : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al. : MEMORANDUM Judge Juan R. Sánchez August 13, 2024 Plaintiff Samuel Carson was convicted of first-degree murder in 1995 and spent more than 27 years in prison, including 16 years in solitary confinement on death row. After his conviction was overturned on collateral review, Carson pled guilty to third-degree murder in exchange for 14 to 28 years of incarceration on July 12, 2021. He now brings suit under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against the City of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970

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