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EDGERTON v. PUCKETT

Civ. A. No. 75-6.

391 F.Supp. 463 (1975)

Lacy EDGERTON, Plaintiff, v. Paul J. PUCKETT, Sheriff of the City of Roanoke, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

April 4, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade H. Ballard, III, Peterstown, West Va., Ballard & Osborne, Pearisburg, Va., for plaintiff.

Samuel G. Wilson, Asst. Commonwealth's Atty., City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Va., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER

TURK, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Lacy Edgerton has filed this suit against the Sheriff of the City of Roanoke, Virginia seeking $100,000 in damages for alleged violations of his constitutional rights. He alleges that on October 2, 1973, the defendant Sheriff and certain of his deputies (whose names are unknown to plaintiff), acting under color of law, unlawfully arrested him without informing him of the reason for the arrest; and...

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