Legal Opinion
Mackey v. Dickson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1995No. 17-50816PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant Alton R. Mackey (Mack-ey) appeals the district court’s dismissal of his section 1983 suit as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We vacate and remand.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Mackey, a Terry County, Texas Jail inmate, filed this suit on June 22, 1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against four law enforcement officers and a prosecutor asserting, inter alia, an unreasonable search and seizure claim. 1 The district court granted Mackey leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Mackey alleges that he was arrested on January 15, 1993, harassed by officers, and then released.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by130 opinions
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- Beck v. City of Muskogee Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
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