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CROSLEY v. DAVIS

Civ. A. Nos. 75-1701, 75-2614, 75-2615, 75-3255 and 76-371.

426 F.Supp. 389 (1977)

Joseph and Marie CROSLEY in their own behalf and as Administrators of the Estate of Joseph Crosley, Jr. v. Craig DAVIS et al. Wilfreda VEGA v. Barry LEES et al. Hector VELASQUEZ v. Barry LEES et al. James CLEVELAND et al. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al. Ulla M. BROWN v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al. James REED v. CITY OF CHESTER et al. Cleo M. SMITH v. Police Officer CONNOR. Guadalupe S. CRUZ, Administratrix of the Estate of Victor Cruz, Deceased v. James REYNOLDS et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

January 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack J. Levine, Herbert J. Bass, Hugh C. Clark, Philip Stephen Fuoco, Alan M. Lerner, Martin Heller, Jonathan Wheeler, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Stephen T. Saltz, Deputy City Sol. in charge of Police Advisory and Civil Rights Section, John F. Naulty, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

OPINION

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

I. Preliminary Statement

Each of the above captioned cases involves a claim against a municipal police officer for alleged violations of civil rights and alleges some form or other of police brutality.1 The respective plaintiffs have each invoked the 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) jurisdiction of this Court in support of a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 cause of action. However, each...

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