Legal Opinion
Mattie Lee Roberson v. Carleton Harris
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1968No. 19056PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This action was filed June 1, 1967 against the Justices of the Supreme Court of Arkansas in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. The complaint alleged, in substance, that an opinion of the Supreme Court of Arkansas in Roberson v. Hamilton, [240 Ark. 898] 405 S.W.2d 253 (1966), was libelous. Plaintiff sought actual and punitive damages.
The defendants moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim for relief. The district court granted the motion and dismissed-the action on the ground of judicial immunity.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rock Island Millwork Co. v. Hedges-Gough Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Roberson v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
3Cited by10 opinions
- Opelika Nursing Home, Inc. v. Elliott L. Richardson, Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Bert A. Lynch, Jr. v. Martha Ann Lynch PorterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Emerson David Redstone, United States of America v. Dale RedstoneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Centre for the Independence of Judges & Lawyers of the United States, Inc. v. MabeyDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1982
- Chrysler Corp. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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