Legal Opinion
Wordy Jack Thompson, Jr. v. Judge Charles O. Betts
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1985No. 84-1635PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Wordy Jack Thompson, Jr., appeals an order of the district court dismissing all claims against Judge Charles O. Betts, a visiting judge of the 256th Judicial District Court of Texas. Judge Betts is one of two defendants named in this civil rights action brought by Thompson to redress alleged violations of his constitutional rights resulting from the institution of contempt proceedings against him and his subsequent incarceration in the Dallas County Jail. The district court dismissed the claims against Judge Betts on the ground of absolute judicial…
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