Legal Opinion
Richard Berndt v. State of Tennessee and Lakeshore Mental Health Institute
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1986No. 84-5493PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
This is the second time this case has reached us after the district court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint in the pleading stage. The district court initially construed the complaint as a habeas corpus petition and dismissed for failure to exhaust state court remedies under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b) (1982). In Berndt v. State of Tennessee and Lakeshore Health Mental Institute, 727 F.2d 1108 (6th Cir.1984), 1 we reversed the district court’s dismissal because the pleadings also raised claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff now appeals the district court’s…
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