Legal Opinion
Leite v. City of Providence Ex Rel. McKiernan
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 21, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-320PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff Homero Leite alleges that five Providence policemen verbally and physically abused and mistreated him. Leite brings the present action pursuant to numerous federal civil rights statutes, relying primarily upon 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and asserting a cause of action under various constitutional amendments as they are incorporated into the fourteenth amendment with jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. 1 The complaint names the five unknown officers, in their official and individual capacities, and the City of Providence; the complaint solely seeks monetary…
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