Legal Opinion
Satchell v. Dilworth
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 4, 1984No. 1478, Docket 84-2007PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
In our day-to-day work federal judges are called upon to review a seemingly endless parade of complaints by federal and state prisoners. Most of these complaints, particularly those where the prisoner appears pro se, prove to be frivolous, and are summarily disposed of. Occasionally, a complaint is filed that presents sufficient merit to warrant more intensive examination. This is such a case.
From the record before us it appears that plaintiff Melvin Satchell was illegally arrested by Suffolk County officers based on misleading and incomplete, if not…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Rochelle Saks v. Franklin Covey Co. And Franklin Covey Client Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Robert Davis v. Walter R. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Satchell v. DilworthCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Manuel Soto v. Brooklyn Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Vasile v. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1998
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