Legal Opinion
Kevin Rutledge v. Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University, and Gary Horton, an Individual and Frank Kush, an Individual, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1988No. 87-2074PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
I
Kevin Rutledge appeals the dismissal of his claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2) for failure to show compensable injury. We must decide whether a conspiracy to intimidate witnesses to an action in federal court can cause injury cognizable under section 1985(2) when the action is dismissed before trial on purely legal grounds, unrelated to any evidence or testimony those witnesses might furnish at trial or in discovery proceedings. Concluding that no such injury may arise, we affirm.
II
This protracted litigation began in 1979. Kevin Rutledge is a former football player for…
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