Legal Opinion
Bruce v. Smith
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided February 16, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-0037-DPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KISER, District Judge.
The instant action is originally brought by Catherine Bruce, Administratrix of the Estate of Sylvester Bruce, Deceased, against Danville City Sheriff Charles Smith and “[ujnknown [ojfficers of the Danville Sheriff’s Department who were on duty between April 8-14, 1981, at the Danville Jail”. 1 Plaintiff seeks damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343.
Accepting the complaint as factual, Plaintiff alleges that around April 8, 1981, her husband (decedent) was arrested on a charge of public drunkenness and…
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