HULL v. PETRILLO

No. 343, Docket 35221.

439 F.2d 1184 (1971)

Eddie HULL, as Defense Captain of the Black Panther Party and the Black Panther Party, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. August PETRILLO, individually and as Mayor of the City of Mt. Vernon, New York; James Ritz, individually and as License Clerk of the City of Mt. Vernon, New York; and Thomas Delaney, individually and as Police Commissioner of the City of Mt. Vernon, New York, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Chevigny, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Neal A. Permutt, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. (Arthur H. Ellis, Corp. Counsel, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.), for defendants-appellees.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, MOORE and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs, the Defense Captain of the Black Panther Party and the Party, appeal from dismissal of their complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 and denial of their motion for the issuance of a preliminary injunction by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Thomas F. Croake, Judge. The action was brought against the Mayor, license clerk and police commissioner of the City...

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