UNITED STATES EX REL. WASHINGTON v. CHESTER CO. POLICE DEPT.

Civ. A. No. 68-2300.

294 F.Supp. 1157 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Lawrence Thomas WASHINGTON, G. Sylvia Washington v. CHESTER COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, Chester, Pennsylvania.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

January 9, 1969.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.

The plaintiffs have applied for leave to file and prosecute a claim under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq., without payment of court costs pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Fairly summarized, Lawrence Washington and his wife claim substantial damages for a severe beating subsequent to their arrest on May 28, 1968. They allege that...

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