Legal Opinion
Anastasius G. Tritsis v. Ronald Backer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1974No. 73-1627PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Anastasius Tritsis brought this action to recover damages, for the alleged violation of his rights under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the federal constitution. In his complaint, Tritsis alleged that, on July 24, 1971, he was arrested, pursuant to a warrant, for illegally transferring a certain firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(e). The charges against Tritsis were dismissed when he proved that he was in Europe on June 7, 1971, the date of the alleged transfer. The defendants in this suit were employees of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Webster Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of NarcoticsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Archie G. Strutt v. Frank UrhamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Tritsis v. BackerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
3Cited by43 opinions
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- William Chavis v. Charles J. Rowe, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Donald Askew v. Kenneth BloemkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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