Legal Opinion
Richard Arsenaux v. Henry J. Roberts, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1982No. 81-3812PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge.
A suitor who lost a domestic relations action in state court seeks redress in a claim for damages against the state trial judge and his wife’s lawyer on the basis that they violated his civil rights by conspiring to decide the suit in favor of his wife in advance of the trial. The complaint for the second battle is founded on 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district judge dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted. He reasoned that the judge was protected by judicial immunity. The conspiracy allegations against the lawyer were but…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Alvera M. Aldabe v. Charles D. AldabeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Lester Slotnick v. Harold StaviskeyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Rheuark v. ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Milburn J. Crowe v. Earl S. LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by94 opinions
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- Fernando Jacquez v. R.K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- James Elliott and Joseph Defley v. Leander H. Perez, Jr., Etc., Eugene E. Leon, Jr., Etc., and Frank KleinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Priester v. Lowndes CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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