Legal Opinion
Doyle Dewayne Courtney v. Gene Reeves
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1981No. 81-2008PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
This case is before us on Plaintiff-Appellant Doyle Dewayne Courtney’s motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and for appointment of appellate counsel. The court below dismissed his lawsuit, which was brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(b), and 1986 (1976), against Sheriff Gene Reeves and Deputies Sammy Prest-wood and Charles Bexley of Montgomery County, Texas. 1 We grant Courtney’s petition to appeal in forma pauperis, and order that the appeal be docketed. We deny as unnecessary his motion to appoint counsel. For the reasons set out below, we vacate the judgment of the district…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Leo Henzel v. Richard Gerstein, Robert L. Shevin, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- John Fulford v. Frank Klein, Etc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Wayne Ernest Barker v. Ben Norman and Jack BallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Eugene K. Sullivan and Thedis Beverly Sullivan v. Officer Damon C. Gagnier and Town of Dewitt, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Charles Smith v. Fulton Rabalais, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Ronald P. Richardson v. Les FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Terry Donovan v. Timothy Thames and Patrick ColluraCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
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