Legal Opinion
Rourke v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-2869PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Douglas Rourke was arrested by the defendant FBI agents for bank robbery. The charges were subsequently dismissed by the Magistrate upon the motion of the United States. Plaintiff now seeks compensation for having been arrested and detained when, he alleges, the agents should reasonably have known that he was not the perpetrator of the crime. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that local law enforcement officials gave the federal agents information indicating that the plaintiff was older and otherwise much different in appearance from the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Westfall v. ErwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Hampton v. HanrahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Colburn v. Upper Darby TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- L. Patrick Gray, III v. Griffin BellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Ronald Pooler v. United States of America. Ronnie Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
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