Legal Opinion
Ambrek v. Clark
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 18, 1968No. Civ. A. 68-1474, 44391PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, District Judge.
Both actions involve civil rights complaints against various State and County officials, and are being prosecuted under the Civil Rights Acts, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985.
At the outset, we note that 42 U.S.C. § 1981 is clearly inapplicable, since there has been no allegation in either complaint, of any racial discrimination being practiced by the defendants, against the plaintiff. 1 Snowden v. Hughes, 321 U.S. 1, 64 S.Ct. 397, 88 L.Ed. 497 (1944); Agnew v. City of Compton, 239 F.2d 226 (9th Cir. 1957).
Consideration in both actions will accordingly be…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
- James Richard Duncan v. John NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Gillespie v. DEPT. OF CORR.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Pyles v. KeaneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Braden v. University of PittsburghDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Raffety v. Prince George's CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
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