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Breslin v. City & County of Philadelphia

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 23, 1981No. Civ. A. No. 81-5231PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

GILES, District Judge.

Plaintiff in this civil rights suit sues three unnamed Philadelphia police officers, as well as the Police Department, City, and County of Philadelphia. For the reasons which follow the complaint will be dismissed with leave to amend.

Plaintiff alleges that he was arrested without probable cause on arson charges which were eventually dismissed before trial. Two of the police officers allegedly effected his arrest, and a third conducted an investigation and later caused charges to be brought against plaintiff. The complaint contains no factual or legal…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Fifty Associates, a Massachusetts Corporation v. The Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  3. Roe v. New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
  4. Duisen v. TerrelDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1971
  5. In re the Complaint of Panoceanic Tankers Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1971

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Hindes v. Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. Scheetz v. Morning Call, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. White v. FauverDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
  4. Agresta v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. King v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004

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