Gaito v. Strauss

OPINION OF THE COURT

This is an appeal from the order of the United States District Court for the *788Western District of Pennsylvania dismissing an action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 for alleged deprivation of the constitutional rights of appellant, Joseph Gaito, in that the appellees conspired to convict the appellant of certain crimes in the courts of Pennsylvania through the use of illegally obtained evidence, perjured testimony, and other violations of appellant’s constitutional rights. The appellant was in fact convicted of these crimes in November 1959. The details of the allegations…