Legal Opinion
Reed v. Philadelphia Housing Authority
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 8, 1974No. Civ. A. 71-2385PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FOGEL, District Judge.
This is an action brought by Glen F. Reed 1 against the Philadelphia Housing Authority (hereinafter referred to as PHA) and Harvey Matthews, individually and as a security guard employed by PHA. The claim against Matthews is asserted under the federal civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988, and, apparently, under the common law of Pennsylvania, while the claim against PHA is advanced on the basis of the pendent jurisdiction of this court to hear state claims closely related to a federal cause of action. Presently before the Court is PHA’s…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Douglas Gregory v. John J. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Oscar J. Fernandez, Etc. v. Francis T. LeonardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Jones v. McElroyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Butcher v. Robertshaw Controls Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1981
- Keyes v. City of AlbanyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1984
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