Legal Opinion
Richard Lewellen v. William Morley, Robert Smith, Richard Ripley, Patricia Collins, Carl Ekman, Aldo Aurilio, Stanley Grobe, and Robert Fanter
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 1990No. 89-2398PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Senior Circuit Judge.
Richard Lewellen once more comes before us in his pursuit of a Bivens action against eight federal officers arising out of his arrest and detention in January 1983. This appeal' is from a lawsuit filed on February 27, 1987, against state and federal officers, styled Lewellen v. Dwyer. On January 29, 1988, the district court dismissed the federal defendants because Lewellen failed to serve them with process within 120 days after filing the complaint as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(j). Lewellen then promptly filed another suit against the federal officers on March 1,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Shihshu Walter Wei v. State of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Ronald Del Raine v. Norman Carlson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Fannie R. Braxton v. United States of America and Department of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Andrea Geiger v. Donald AllenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Lebold v. Inland Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ann Williams-Guice v. Board of Education of the City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Donald A. Horwitz and Wesco Products Company v. Alloy Automotive Company, Sheldon Gray and Avrum GrayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- William J. Tuke v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Nathan Robinson v. Mr. Turner, Associate Warden, Gene Finley, Unit Manager, Larry Davis, Case ManagerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Richard W. Gabriel v. United States of America and United States of America, Department of the Army, Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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