Legal Opinion
Arthur D'amario, III v. The Providence Civic Center Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 24, 1986No. 85-1357PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether there is sufficient state involvement in the activities conducted by appellees in the Providence Civic Center (Civic Center) as to constitute action “under color of state law” within the meaning of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983;1 i.e., whether there was “state action.” 2 This question was decided adversely to plaintiff-appellant by way of summary judgment, and we thus must rule upon whether the undisputed facts establish as a matter of law that the district court is correct.
The controversy arises in the context of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Blum v. YaretskySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Gallagher v. Neil Young Freedom ConcertCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Bill Wickersham Maureen Doyle v. City of Columbia, Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Perkins v. Londonderry Basketball ClubCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Beanal v. Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1997
- D'Amario v. Providence Civic Center AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1986
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