Legal Opinion
Bernard Bane v. John R. Spencer
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 12, 1968No. 7022_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
These are two actions by a single plaintiff, Bane, asserting claims under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, arising out of his confinement in October and November 1963 for psychiatric examination pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws c. 123 §§77 and 79. The defendants in one case are the police officer who initially took plaintiff to the police station and the certifying doctors, and in the other the state Commissioner of Mental Health. The cases, which have been consolidated on appeal, followed a parallel course in the district court.
Defendants first filed motions to dismiss, relying…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Toebelman v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Edward M. Joyce v. William FerrazziCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963
- Bane v. Superintendent of Boston State HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Resolution Trust Corporation v. North Bridge Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Illinois State Employees Union, Council 34 v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Season-All Industries, Inc., a Corporation v. Turkiye Sise Ve Cam Fabrikalari, A.S., a Corporation, and Seaply Glass Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Robert Harris v. Frank J. Pate, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Conover v. NewtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
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