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SIMS v. ORDER OF UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS OF AMERICA

Civ. A. No. 71-2017-G.

343 F.Supp. 112 (1972)

Richard A. SIMS et al., Plaintiffs, v. The ORDER OF UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS OF AMERICA et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hoare, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Philip W. Riley, Badger, Parrish, Sullivan & Frederick, Boston, Mass., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION TO DISMISS

GARRITY, District Judge.

Defendants' motion to dismiss in this case raises complex questions concerning the scope of relief available under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, specifically 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982. Plaintiffs Sims and Tyler are black citizens of the United States and are employed as police officers by the city of Lynn, Massachusetts. Their wives, likewise black citizens, are joined as the intended...

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