Legal Opinion
Pitt v. Coxe
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 15, 1975No. Civ. A. No. 74-2888PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BECHTLE, District Judge.
This matter is brought before this Court by the motion of defendant C. Burtis Coxe, a Justice of the Peace of “Magesterial District No. 15-03-03 in Chester County, Pennsylvania,” to dismiss a pro se complaint on the ground that he is immune from civil rights actions for damages. Plaintiff alleges that defendant violated his rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution on October 18, 1974, by forcing him to be relieved of $61 “before he be allowed a hearing before defendant’s Court, or face imprisonment until defendant saw fit to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Robinson v. McCorkleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Huey v. BarlogaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Carter v. CuylerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Greene v. Johns Hopkins UniversityDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
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