Legal Opinion

James R. Doby v. Ronald Strength and T.H. Gray

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 6, 1985No. 84-8525PublishedCited by 41 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Doby, a Georgia prisoner, filed a pro se complaint, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 alleging violations to his constitutional rights during an allegedly illegal arrest and search and seizure at his home. Defendants are police officers who made the arrest. Doby was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. The conviction is presently being reviewed by the Georgia Court of Appeals.

A magistrate, conducting the proceedings pursuant to a stipulation under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), dismissed appellant’s case. He found that Doby’s § 1983 action was actually an attack on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. John Fulford v. Frank Klein, Etc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. John Fulford v. Frank Klein, Etc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Gilbertson v. AlbrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  2. Robert Simpson v. Tim RowanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Gilbertson v. AlbrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Johnny Isaiah Prather v. Joe NormanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Carbone v. ZollarDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993

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