Legal Opinion
Peek v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1970No. 19320PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PECK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought suit against the named federal, county and city officials seeking injunctive relief in the nature of mandamus under the Civil Rights Act.1 The District Court issued show cause orders and each of the defendants filed motions to vacate the order and to dismiss the complaint. At the close of the oral arguments, the District Court vacated the show cause orders and dismissed the complaint. Plaintiffs appeal from this dismissal.
Plaintiffs contend that the defendants have failed to prosecute the persons known by the defendants to have violated the civil rights…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Confiscation CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Neal Clark v. State of Washington, and Washington State Bar Association, an Agency of State Government, the State Bar of California, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Newman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by71 opinions
- United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Kenneth Adams v. Elliot L. Richardson, Individuallyand as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Ezell Littleton v. Peyton Berbling, Individually and as State's Attorney for Alexander County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- City of Milwaukee v. SaxbeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Celia A. Wren v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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