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PECK v. UNITED STATES

76 Civ. 983 (CES).

514 F.Supp. 210 (1981)

James PECK, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

Reargument Granted in Part and Denied in Part August 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, New York City, for plaintiff; Edward Copeland, Eric M. Lieberman, New York City, Lewis A. Kornhauser, N. Y. Univ. School of Law, New York City, of counsel.

John S. Martin, Jr., U. S. Atty., for defendants; Peter C. Salerno, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

STEWART, District Judge:

Plaintiff James Peck brought suit for damages allegedly resulting from a May 14, 1961 assault that occurred shortly after Peck arrived in Birmingham, Alabama on a "Freedom Ride" to challenge segregation in public facilities used in interstate transportation. We have held that Peck stated a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1986 (1976) against six agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI" or "Bureau...

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