Legal Opinion
Craig v. Carson
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided April 17, 1978No. 77-124-Civ-J-SPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
This case is pending before the Court after a consolidated hearing on plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and the merits of the case itself. Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(a)(2). Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a) and (b)(2), the case was certified as a class action on April 3rd, 1978. The case is brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to enforce a constitutional right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court’s jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
I. Facts
In the late afternoon of February 3,1977, plaintiff’s car stalled during a heavy rainstorm. With the help of a Navy officer who…
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