Legal Opinion
Doris Adams v. Grainger W. McIlhany Individually and as Presiding Judge of the 31st Judicial District of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1985No. 84-1827PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Doris Adams, the mother of three men tried before Texas Judge Grainger W. Mcllhany, brought suit against the judge under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after Mcllhany sentenced her to thirty days in jail for contempt. The contempt arose from a letter Adams sent Mcllhany four months previously intimating that he had dealt harshly with her sons because they could not afford to bribe him. Adams’ sons were not required to spend time in prison. She was.
This case is an appeal from a dismissal on summary judgment. Because we find there is no genuine issue of material facts under…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- DePiero v. City of MacedoniaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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