Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Lewis
Utah Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 2001No. 990305PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURRANT, Justice:
T1 Richard D. Thomas appeals the dismissal of his complaint seeking statutory damages against Judge Leslie A. Lewis for her allegedly wrongful and willful refusal of Thomas's extraordinary writ petitions. Thomas filed suit against Judge Lewis pursuant to section 78-85-1 of the Utah Code, requesting that Judge Lewis pay him the fine provided by that statute. The district court dismissed Thomas's complaint. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
T2 In 19983, Thomas was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery. Thereafter, he filed a series of petitions for habeas relief. Thomas filed his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. ThomasUtah Supreme Court · 1998
- Jenkins v. SwanUtah Supreme Court · 1983
- State ex rel. Walker v. DobsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Rushton v. Salt Lake CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1999
- Barnard v. WassermannUtah Supreme Court · 1993
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