Lopez v. White’s Empirical Analysis
1977
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Mahone v. Waddle · Gagliardi v. Lynn · Polite v. Diehl · Gagliardi v. Flint · Hillman v. Knable
Most-quoted passages
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““The alleged assaults in this case were prior to arrest, but I find that they were not ‘inextricably intertwined’ with the arrest. Although almost all false arrests involve at least a technical assault and battery, the alleged actions here constitute far more than a technical tort. The assaults, as alleged, were not commenced for the purpose of accomplishing an arrest. They were of a severity far exceeding that necessary to accomplish an arrest. In no sense were they ‘inextricably intertwined’ with the arrest. The false arrest limitation thus does not apply and the claims based on assault and battery are not barred.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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