HEARD v. RIZZO

Civ. A. Nos. 44151, 44165.

281 F.Supp. 720 (1968)

Terry HEARD et al. v. Frank RIZZO et al. Richard TRAYLOR et al. v. Frank RIZZO et al.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

Memorandum In Support of Order January 10, 1968.

Supplemental and Final Order Sur Motions to Dismiss January 10, 1968.

Memorandum Findings and Conclusions January 12, 1968.

Sur Pleadings and Proof January 30, 1968.

Judgment Affirmed June 17, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald M. McCaskill, Almanina Barbour, Lois G. Forer, Community Legal Services, Inc., Harvey N. Schmidt, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs in Civ. A. No. 44151.

Oscar N. Gaskins, Stephen A. Sheller, Joseph Coleman, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs in Civ. A. No. 44165.

William M. Kunstler, New York City, for all plaintiffs Civ. A. No. 44165 except Father E. Marshall Bevin and Father John Carpenter.

Frank P. Lawley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa., for William C. Sennett.

Samuel Gorson, Stanley M. Bashman, Philadelphia, Pa., for Phila. Lodge No. 5, Fraternal Order of Police (amici curiae).

Levy Anderson, First Deputy City Solicitor and John M. McNally, Jr., Theodore H. Lunine, Asst. City Solicitors, Edward G. Bauer, Jr., Philadelphia Pa., for Frank Rizzo, John Doe, Richard Roe, et al., Fred Corletto, James H. J. Tate and Arlen Specter.

Michael J. Rotko, Asst. Dist. Atty. of Phila. County, Philadelphia Pa., for Arlen Specter.

Paul Bender, Washington, D. C., and Burton Caine, Philadelphia, Pa., for American Civil Liberties Union (amici curiae).

Before VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge, and LORD and TROUTMAN, District Judges.


Judgment Affirmed June 17, 1968. See 88 S.Ct. 2307.

PER CURIAM.

PARTIAL ORDER SUR MOTIONS TO DISMISS

And now, January 9, 1968, "it is ordered that those portions of the complaints seeking relief under the Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1983 & 1985) and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including F.R.Civ.P. 53 are dismissed without prejudice to the right of plaintiffs to file within 14 days additional civil actions, or a further...

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