Legal Opinion
Scott v. Rieht
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 9, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-8473PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
I have before me DEFENDANTS, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND POLICE OFFICER PHILLIP J. RIEHT’S MOTION TO DISMISS (filed February 2, 1988) and PLAINTIFF’S ANSWER thereto (filed February 22, 1988).
Defendants have moved to dismiss this civil rights action which arose out of two incidents, one on the evening of October 8, 1986, and the other on the morning of October 23,1986. The essential allegations of plaintiff are:
1. At about 9:30 P.M. on October 8, 1986, at his home at 5936 Webster Street, Philadelphia, plaintiff was unlawfully arrested by Officer…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Bigelow v. Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1989
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