Legal Opinion
Davis v. Quarter Sessions Court
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 20, 1973No. Civ. A. 71-869, 70-269PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, James Davis, a state prisoner, instituted two suits (Civil Action Nos. 70-269 and 71-869) seeking damages under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failure to. furnish to him a copy of the transcript of criminal proceedings. The transcript was needed by plaintiff in Post Conviction proceedings attacking the validity of guilty pleas he had entered to criminal charges brought against him in state court.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 71-869
In Civil Action No. 71 — 869 the named defendants were “Court of Quarter Sessions, Inc.,” Judge Juanita Kidd Stout, Mrs.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sylvester Lockhart, Jr. v. Charles A. Hoenstine, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Willie B. Davis v. James H. McAteer Clerk, Circuit Court, City of St. Louis, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Kent v. PrasseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
3Cited by4 opinions
- Frank S. Waits v. Hon. Raymond McGowan A. J. S. C., Monmouth CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Acevedo v. Pima County Adult Probation DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
- Mourat v. Common Pleas Court of Lehigh CountyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Gay v. MerrittDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983