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WILKINSON v. ELLIS

Civ. A. No. 77-869.

484 F.Supp. 1072 (1980)

Robert WILKINSON et al. v. John ELLIS et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

January 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Levine, Robert J. Matthews, David Kairys, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Stephen T. Saltz, Asst. City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for the police and city defendants.

Michael F. Henry, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Fitzpatrick.

Donald E. Matusow, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Haines.

John Rogers Carroll, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Berman.

Dennis J. Cogan, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Harris.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

I. Preliminary Statement

This civil rights action arises out of the state investigation and prosecution that followed the October 5, 1975 firebombing of the home of Radames Santiago in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia which killed five persons. The lead plaintiff is Robert Wilkinson ("Wilkinson"), who was convicted in the...

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