Legal Opinion
Ralph L. Williams and Mary Jane Williams, His Wife v. Slade Gorton and Sally Gorton, His Wife, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1976No. 74--2627PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BROWNING and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and LUCAS, * District Judge. CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Ralph Williams, 1 a resident of California, brought this Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985) and diversity defamation action against Slade Gorton, the Attorney General of Washington, and fifty unnamed defendants. The district court dismissed the action on Gorton’s motion. Williams appeals. 2 We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
Background
Williams did business as a Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in Seattle through Ralph Williams’ North West Chrysler Plymouth, Inc., of Which he was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by98 opinions
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