Moody v. State Ex Rel. Payne

This is an appeal, or in the alternative a petition for writ of mandamus, to review an order entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County denying Shearn Moody's motion for permission to file a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. We deny the writ.

An excellent history of this controversy is reported in Moodyv. State ex rel. Payne, 295 Ala. 299, 329 So.2d 73 (1976). There we quoted, and upheld, the circuit court's order and injunction of 6 January 1975; the crux of this appeal. That order enjoined Moody, and others, from filing any lawsuit,…