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· 11/9/1925

Baltimore S. S. Co. v. Phillips

Citations

  • 9 F.2d 902
  • 1925 U.S. App. LEXIS 2482
  • 1926 A.M.C. 544

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “dismissal was proper as to ‘various other John Does to be named when identified’”
  • as with § 1983 actions, defendants in a Bivens action “are liable for their personal acts only”
  • held that suit naming “various other John Does to be named when identified” was not permissible
  • “[M]ere disagreement with treatment decisions does not rise to the level of a constitutional violation.”
  • suit naming “various other John Does to be named when identified” not permissible
  • suit naming “various other John Does to be named when identified” not permissible

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Judges: Hand, Staling

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