Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Fisher
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 20, 1980No. 78-2244PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
1. Calvin Henderson brought an action under the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 to 2680 (1976) seeking redress for alleged constitutional violations arising out of his trial and conviction for sexual assault in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division of Allegheny County. As defendants he named three campus police officers at the University of Pittsburgh, his privately retained attorneys, and two assistant district attorneys. Noting the inapplicability of the Tort Claims Act, which applies to federal but not state employees, the magistrate, to whom the…
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