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Refoule v. Ellis
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided October 10, 1947No. Civ. A. 3227PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UNDERWOOD, District Judge.
The above case came on for hearing upon defendants’ motion to dismiss.
This is an action by plaintiff, a citizen of France residing in the United States, under the Civil Rights Act, 8 U.S.C.A. § 43, for injunction and damages. It is predicated upon an alleged conspiracy between defendants, residents of Georgia and police officers of Fulton County, to deny plaintiff due process of law while acting under color of State authority by taking him into custody without warrant; thereafter illegally detaining him for long periods of time during which he was subjected to…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Stefanelli v. MinardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- James Richard Duncan v. John NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Cooper v. DupnikCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Selico v. JacksonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1962
- Manuel De J. Gomez, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. John B. LaytonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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