Legal Opinion
William Fitzgerald v. Mountain Laurel Racing, Inc., Kenneth Marshall and John Knight, Presiding Judge
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 26, 1979No. 78-2460PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
We are required in this appeal to plunge once again into the murky waters of the state action doctrine underlying a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 Specifically, we are asked to determine whether the act of a heavily state regulated private harness racing association in expelling a licensed trainer and driver from its track without a hearing, on the ground that the driver has violated a state harness racing commission rule, is state action for purposes of a section 1983 suit. *592The district court concluded that state action was…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by89 opinions
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- 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 · 1987
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