Legal Opinion
Hall v. Pennsylvania State Police
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 20, 1978No. 77-1288PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
A bank customer’s complaint which alleges that he was photographed pursuant to a police-promoted plan which expressly discriminated on a racial basis sets out a claim under the Civil Rights Acts. Accordingly, a dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) must be vacated.
The plaintiff filed a complaint against the Pennsylvania State Police, its commissioner and other state officials, as well as the Bank of King of Prussia, alleging violations of the Civil Rights Acts, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, and the Fifth, Thirteenth and…
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3Cited by97 opinions
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