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HAIFETZ v. RIZZO

Civ. A. No. 25972.

178 F.Supp. 828 (1959)

Melvin HAIFETZ, and Harvey Walters, a minor by his mother, and natural guardian Rose Walters v. Frank RIZZO and City of Philadelphia.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore R. Mann, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Samuel C. Tabbey, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Frank Rizzo.

Jacob J. Siegal, Deputy City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa., for City of Philadelphia.

CLARY, District Judge.

This is an action brought by plaintiffs Melvin Haifetz and Harvey Walters, a minor, against defendants, Frank Rizzo, then Commanding Officer of the Nineteenth Police District of Philadelphia, located at 12th and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia itself, for an injunction and damages under the provisions of Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (1957), which Act is generally referred to as the Civil Rights Act. Under...

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