Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Gittlemacker v. County of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 10, 1969No. 17393PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court which dismissed appellants’ complaint on the basis that it failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. It was a pro se complaint requesting damages for personal injuries sustained by the wife plaintiff, allegedly caused by the failure of the various named defendants to provide essential and required medical care to her while she was a state prisoner. The district court treated the action as one brought under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 and, upon consideration of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Richard E. Loux v. B. J. Rhay, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by106 opinions
- Jack Gittlemacker v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Prisons of Pa. And Frank C. Johnston, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Dallas, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Melvin Carter v. John R. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Salvadore Rotolo v. The Borough of Charleroi (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Joseph Fischer v. Hon. William T. Cahill, Governor of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Henry Howell v. CataldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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