Legal Opinion
Michael Duane, Smith v. Millie R. Kitchen, Randy Komisarek, and Keith Woods
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1998No. 97-1237PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant filed this civil rights suit seeking damages for alleged violations of the United States Constitution by certain private officers and employees of a private bank in Colorado. Finding the appellant’s claims eminently frivolous, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of this case. Furthermore, we invoke our power under Fed. R.App. P. 38 to order the appellant to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for the frivolousness of this appeal.
I
Plaintiff-appellant Michael Duane, Smith (“Smith”) 1 filed this ease seeking damages for a cornucopia of alleged…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Dennis Wayne Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- United States v. National Bank of CommerceSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by34 opinions
- Fymbo v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Smart v. Local 702 International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Koessel v. Sublette County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Anchondo v. Anderson, Crenshaw & Associates, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- Yanaki v. Iomed, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.