Legal Opinion
Rigney v. Hendrick
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 15, 1965No. Nos. 15349, 15350, 15357-15359, 15384PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
These actions were brought in the district court under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to enjoin the defendants, Philadelphia law enforcement, police and prison officials from compelling the appellants to participate in a form of police investigative proceeding known as a lineup.1 The district court denied the relief sought, holding that the appellants failed to establish that they were or will be denied any right guaranteed by the Constitution. The appeals were consolidated for disposition here.
The essential facts are substantially the same in all of the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by51 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. EllisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Jesse James Gilbert v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Brenneman v. MadiganDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1972
- Commonwealth v. AljoeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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