Legal Opinion

Gorman v. Wood

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 26, 1995No. 1940935PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff, Charles Johnny Gorman, Jr., filed what can best be described as a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Lynn Wood and other defendants, individually and in their official capacities as law enforcement officials or prosecuting officers. The defendants filed motions to dismiss, alleging, among other grounds, that the plaintiff's action was barred by the statute of limitations and by a general release, a copy of which they attached to their motions. The trial court granted the motions to dismiss. The plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The plaintiff, in his table of cases and in his…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Owens v. OkureSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Town of Newton v. RumerySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Wayne J. Griffin Elec. v. Dunn Const.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. Morrow v. Town of LittlevilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte MelofSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
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  3. Ex Parte DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 2008
  4. Tracy Lynn Penn v. City of MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  5. Penn v. City of Montgomery, AlabamaDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2003

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