Legal Opinion
J. Minos Simon v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1981No. 80-3122PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff Simon appeals from the dismissal of his suit against (a) the defendant Neal, a private attorney, and (b) five feder al officers (four deputy United States marshals and an FBI officer). 1 The essential cause of action alleged against them is that the defendants violated Simon’s Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights by conspiring to have issued and served in Louisiana a falsified or invalid subpoena for Simon to appear as a witness in a federal trial in Georgia, which ultimately led to his arrest, search, and imprisonment in Georgia. Federal jurisdiction is…
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3Cited by40 opinions
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