Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Chambliss v. City of Philadelphia

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 31, 1987No. Appeal, No. 3186 C. D. 1986Published

1Concurrence

Concurring Opinion by

Senior Judge Kalish:

I concur with the majority opinion insofar as it reverses the decision of the trial court.

However, since this was an action carved within the framework of a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §19831 the trial court based its grant of a preliminary injunction on the nature of that action, without any evidence whatsoever of the nature of the communications between Chambliss and the psychiatrist, holding that there is no doubt that Chambliss would prevail on the merits, requires some explanation because I feel that there is a misconstruction of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Davidson v. CannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Keen v. Philadelphia Daily NewsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971

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