Legal Opinion
William W. Jones v. William Perrigan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1972No. 71-1768PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
William Jones while in State custody was interviewed by FBI Agent William Perrigan. Upon his release on bond from incarceration under the State charges, Jones was arrested by Perrigan pursuant to Dyer Act arrest warrants allegedly procured by Perrigan by execution of perjured affidavits in support thereof. The Dyer Act charges were dismissed at preliminary hearings for want of probable cause.
*83Jones initiated a pro se civil action against Perrigan seeking damages for alleged false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The District Court dismissed the complaint for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Troy Lee Douthit v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas, and W. H. McCallumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Downs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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