Legal Opinion
Sell v. Barner
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 28, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-5270PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and the First, Fourth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States, alleging, inter alia, that certain officers from the Bethlehem Township and Freemansburg Borough police departments violated his constitutional rights by “illegally seizing]” him, using excessive force to effect that seizure, and “maliciously filing criminal charges” against him. Plaintiff’s complaint at paragraphs 14-21. Bethlehem Township and Freemansburg Borough, as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brawer v. HorowitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rodgers v. Lincoln Towing Service, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
- Bieros v. NicolaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Padro v. HeffelfingerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Slater v. MarshallDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- Slater v. MarshallDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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