SMITH v. SAMPSON

Civ. A. No. 72-125.

349 F.Supp. 268 (1972)

William SMITH, Jr. and Richard Schofield v. George SAMPSON, Sheriff, Rockingham County.

United States District Court, D. New Hampshire.

October 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul MacGregor, N. H. Legal Assistance, Concord, N. H., for plaintiffs.

Carleton Eldredge, Shaw & Eldredge, Exeter, N. H., for defendant.


OPINION

BOWNES, District Judge.

This is an action by plaintiffs seeking declaratory relief under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2201, injunctive relief, and both compensatory and punitive damages under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 for the alleged deprivations, under color of state law, of rights, privileges, and immunities secured by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3, 4).

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