Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1971No. 28829PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Judge:
This is a civil action for damages with Federal jurisdiction asserted under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, R.S. § 1979, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which reads as follows:
Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction *821thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Andrew Sims v. C. L. Adams, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland AttawayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States ex rel. Miller v. TwomeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Kenneth Donaldson v. J. B. O'connor, M.D. And John Gumanis, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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