Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 30, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-2937PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
In this widely publicized lawsuit, the United States government, through its At torney General, seeks broad declaratory and equitable relief against the allegedly unconstitutional practices and policies of the Philadelphia police department. In addition to the City of Philadelphia itself, the named defendants include the Mayor, the Managing Director, the Medical Examiner, the Director of Finance, and the Police Commissioner, as well as some fifteen high-ranking police officials.
The complaint alleges that there exists a pervasive pattern of police abuse in…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- In re Arthur Treacher's Franchisee LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Financial Collection Agencies v. Norman (In Re Norman)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1982
- Molina v. City of LancasterDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
- Brown v. CalifanoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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