Legal Opinion

Colvin v. Deaton

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided January 13, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 82-0094-CPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MICHAEL, District Judge.

The ten plaintiffs in the above-referenced lawsuit filed their in forma pauperis complaint on December 15, 1982, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and damages under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985.1 The court has jurisdiction to hear- this lawsuit under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331(a), 2201, and 2202. The plaintiffs have all been interdicted pursuant to Va.Code § 4-51, which authorizes Virginia’s circuit courts to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to, inter alia, any person who has shown himself to be an habitual drunkard. From the record before the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
Robert B. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PEORIA, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
Worrie v. BozeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956

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3Cited by1 opinion

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