Legal Opinion
Roach v. Kligman
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 30, 1976No. Civ. A. 73-2428PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 and 1988, and the Fourth, Eighth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The civil rights claim is joined with a claim in trespass based on Pennsylvania law. Jurisdiction is grounded on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3), (4), § 1331 and pendent jurisdiction. The plaintiff, Jerome Roach, was a detentioner at Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia when the events alleged to constitute his cause of action occurred. Plaintiff’s claims against defendants Dr. Albert M. Kligman, Solomon…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by25 opinions
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