Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Beame
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 21, 1976No. 76 Civ. 2822(MP)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLLACK, District Judge.
Defendant, James Farrell, moves pursuant to Rule 56(b), Fed.R.Civ.P., for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the claims herein are precluded under the doctrine of collateral estoppel by a prior decision on the merits adverse to plaintiff.
For the reasons appearing hereafter, the motion is granted.
This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against a New York City Detective, James Farrell, by a state prisoner, Marcelo Rodriguez. 1 Farrell arrested and interrogated Rodriguez in connection with a double murder perpetrated in the course of a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Parkhurst v. . BerdellNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- McGrath v. GoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- United States of America Ex Rel. Leo Anthony Digiangiemo v. Paul J. Regan, Commissioner, New York State Division of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Vavolizza v. KriegerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Owens v. TrederCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Cerbone v. County of WestchesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Willie McCurry v. Marvin Allen, Steven Jacobsmeyer, and Unknown Police Officers, St. Louis Police Department, St. Louis, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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