Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Aland
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided July 14, 1986No. Civ. A. CA3-83-1713-DPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FITZWATER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Wordy Jack Thompson, Jr. (“Thompson”), a Texas attorney, was held in contempt and jailed by a Texas state court for violating the court’s temporary orders issued incident to a divorce action between Thompson and his then-wife. Thereafter he filed this civil action against the state judge who issued the contempt order and against his wife’s attorney. This court (Hill, J.) has previously dismissed the claims against the state judge on the ground of absolute judicial immunity. The attorney has now moved pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) 1…
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