Legal Opinion

National Committee for Justice, Inc. v. Carter

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided November 2, 1978No. 78-678 C (1)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

MEREDITH, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendants’ separate motions to dismiss. For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motions will be granted.

Plaintiffs bring this suit pro se under the Civil Rights Acts. In a prior proceeding, plaintiff Rooks was convicted of conspiring to sell cocaine. Plaintiffs claim that defendant government officials combined to obstruct justice during the prior trial. Plaintiffs further claim that Rooks’ attorney, defendant Hampe, failed to fairly represent Rooks during the criminal proceedings.

Defendant government officials and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  4. Charles N. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. Hilton Jerry KeltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. Willie H. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980

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