Ashcroft v. Mattis

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1977-05-16

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Per Curiam. Appellee’s 18-year-old son was shot and killed by police while attempting to escape arrest. Appellee filed suit under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 against the police officers in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He sought to recover damages, and also to obtain a declaratory judgment that the Missouri st…

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