Legal Opinion

Desmond v. Hachey

District Court, D. Maine

Decided July 21, 1970No. Civ. A. 11-73, 11-82PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GIGNOUX, District Judge.

These are consolidated class actions brought by certain judgment debtors against the sheriffs, two deputy sheriffs and two disclosure commissioners of Cumberland and Kennebec Counties, Maine, and the respective judgment creditors. Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. 1 Jurisdiction is properly invoked under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4), and a three-judge District Court has been convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281. King v. Smith, 392 U.S. 309, 88 S.Ct. 2128, 20 L. Ed.2d 1118 (1968). At issue is…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Randone v. Appellate DepartmentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Fisher v. Marubeni Cotton Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. Spielman-Fond, Inc. v. Hanson's, Inc.District Court, D. Arizona · 1973
  4. Vail v. QuinlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
  5. Yoder v. County of CumberlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971

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