Legal Opinion
Joe Reimer v. Herman Short, Chief of Police
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1978No. 75-1428PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Joe Reimer, the proprietor of an auto salvage business in Channelview, Texas, appearing pro se, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981,1982, 1983, and 1985 against the City of Houston, Houston’s Chief of Police (Short), and two members of the Houston Police Department, Officers Adams and DeFoor. He alleges that during the summer of 1973, he was the victim of police harassment, unlawful searches of his business premises, and unlawful searches and seizure of his pickup truck. After the City of Houston and Police Chief Short were dismissed as defendants, the first trial…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Frederick C. Wilborn v. Antonio Escalderon and Ruth RushenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- John Russell Webster, Cross-Appellants v. The City of Houston, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Wayne Ernest Barker v. Ben Norman and Jack BallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Charles H. Von Stein v. George A. BrescherCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Francis Nolan Augustine v. John Doe, Deputy Sheriff, Lafayette ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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