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BALDI v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

Civ. A. No. 85-1314.

609 F.Supp. 162 (1985)

Charlotte BALDI, in her own right, as Trustee Ad Litem and as Administratrix of the Estate of William Baldi, Deceased, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

May 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Mattioni, Mattioni, Mattioni & Mattioni, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Norma S. Weaver, Deputy City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VANARTSDALEN, District Judge.

The primary question before the court is whether a twenty minute police detention of the driver of a motor vehicle, stopped for a minor traffic violation while transporting plaintiff's decedent to the hospital, creates a cause of action on behalf of the decedent under section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act as a deprivation of life or liberty without due process of law. This case brings to mind the admonition...

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