Legal Opinion
Butler v. Goldblatt Bros., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 1978No. Nos. 77-2043, 77-2044, 77-2074 and 77-2149PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a pendent state law claim for false arrest and imprison'ment. The action was brought by two groups of plaintiffs: (1) six employees of Goldblatt Brothers, Inc., namely, Lawrence Butler, Cecil Davis, Ron Jackson, Charles James, Monroe Jenkins, James Nash and Nathan Nash1 [hereinafter six Goldblatt employees]; and (2) Earnest Lewis, a friend of the six employees. The named defendants in the action also consisted of two groups: (1) four Chicago policemen, namely, John McDonald, John Juriss, John Kow-alski…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by45 opinions
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