Legal Opinion
Marie Ellsworth & Paul Ellsworth v. City of Racine, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 1985No. 84-2713PublishedCited by 294 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, Marie and Paul Ellsworth, appeal from the district court’s dismissal of their complaint on the basis that it failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Fed.R.Civ. P. 12(b)(6). We Affirm.
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Paul Ellsworth was an undercover narcotics officer employed by the Police Department of Racine, Wisconsin. Because of the testimony he was to give against individuals arrested as a result of an undercover investigation, Mr. Ellsworth and his family became the target of threats from underworld figures. In response to these acts of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Thomas L. Bowers, Administrator of the Estate of Marguerite Anne Bowers, Deceased v. Robert A. Devito, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by294 opinions
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- B. Doe, M.D., on Behalf of B. Doe and B. Doe's Patients v. St. Joseph's Hospital of Fort WayneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Bryson v. City of EdmondCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Jesus Zambrana, Sr., Charles Cole and Jay ZambranaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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