Legal Opinion
Sylvester Lockhart, Jr. v. Charles A. Hoenstine, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 9, 1969No. 17542PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant in an action for damages filed pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S. C.A. § 1983. 1 The complaint averred that the defendant, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, violated the appellant’s constitutional rights by failing to accept certain papers for filing. To fully comprehend the nature of the complaint initiated in the court below, some knowledge of the history of the appellant’s conviction and subsequent efforts to obtain relief is necessary.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Picking v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Toebelman v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by234 opinions
- Fayle v. StapleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Ness v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Jack Gittlemacker v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Prisons of Pa. And Frank C. Johnston, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Dallas, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- John T. Henry and Evelyn I. Henry v. Farmer City State Bank, an Illinois Banking Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Fayle v. StapleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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