Legal Opinion
Horne v. Pane
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 20, 1981No. 80 Civ. 2381PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KNAPP, District Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Plaintiff claims that on September 15, 1978 defendant, acting in his capacity as a court officer of Brooklyn Criminal Court and under color of State law, “subjected the plaintiff to unlawful assault and battery, and did unlawfully arrest and detain plaintiff, thereby depriving him of his rights as secured by the Constitution and laws of the United States and by the Constitution and laws of New York.” (Complaint, ¶ 23.)
The parties disagree drastically as to the circumstances which led to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vertia Boyd v. Raymond AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Hugh Wendell MacDonald v. James A. MusickCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Hoines v. Barney's Club, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1980
- Dziuma v. KorvettesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
3Cited by6 opinions
- Foley v. Lowell Division of the District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Bernard E. Rumery, Jr. v. Town of Newton, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Hall v. OchsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1985
- Shepard v. ByrdDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1984
- People v. ClarkCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1984
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