Legal Opinion
Sherwood v. Mulvihill
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 15, 1997No. 96-5236PublishedCited by 320 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
In this section 1983 action, we confront, once again, the fallout from the drug scourge afflicting our society.
George Sherwood (“Plaintiff ”) appeals from an order of the district court granting the motions of Defendants, Ronald Bakley and James Barnum (“Defendants”), for summary judgment. Plaintiff sought relief against Defendants for allegedly violating his fourth and fourteenth amendment rights by falsifying an affidavit used to obtain a warrant to search Plaintiffs residence. The district court exercised jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and…
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