Legal Opinion
Kulick, Robert J. v. Pocono Downs Racing Ass'n, Inc. Banks, Joseph, in His Capacity as President of Pocono Downs Racing Ass'n, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 23, 1987No. 86-5294PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal in a civil rights case concerns the authority of a district court to use its factual findings about the existence of state action made during a preliminary injunction proceeding as a basis for determining its own jurisdiction. The plaintiff, Robert J. Kulick, owns horses which he races at Pocono Downs, a harness track in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Defendants are Pocono Downs Racing Association, Inc. and its President and principal stockholder, Joseph Banks. Kulick sued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages and injunctive relief,…
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