Legal Opinion
Harold T. Tarter v. James Hury
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1981No. 80-1057PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Harold T. Tarter brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting broad challenges to the administration of the criminal justice system in Galveston County, Texas. The district court dismissed Tarter’s claims even before his pleadings could be served on defendants. Although we disagree in part with the district court’s reasons, we must affirm the dismissal.
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Harold T. Tarter filed this suit pro se in 1979. 1 Construed liberally, as pro se pleadings must be, his complaint asserts a class action on behalf of all those persons who have been, are presently, or who in the…
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