Legal Opinion
Ottis Mayo Jones v. Wilson Warlick, Gordon S. Carr, and Arthur Goodman, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1966No. 10340_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Jones appeals the disposition by summary judgment of his civil suit for damages against United States District Judge Wilson Warlick, FBI Agent Gordon S. Carr and Arthur Goodman, Jr., defense attorney at Jones’ trial for violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312. The complaint alleges that the defendants conspired at Jones’ trial to deprive him of his right to a fair trial.
Judge Bell of this Court, sitting by designation in the District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, ruled that the federal officials and attorney Goodman were immune from civil suit for the acts alleged. See…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Yaselli v. GoffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Standard Oil Co. v. City of LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
3Cited by9 opinions
- U. S. Ex Rel. Brzozowski v. RandallDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Ferri v. AckermanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Vance v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1968
- Ferri v. RossettiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Jones v. Fire & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1967
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