Legal Opinion
Hall v. Dorsey
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 10, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-5083PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
In this civil-rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a state prisoner complains that during his trial, the state court refused to file various pro se papers. Upon review of plaintiff’s amended complaint, I shall dismiss this action for the reasons which follow.
The original complaint in this action alleged that defendant Keithly, an officer of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, refused to accept filings from plaintiff. Plaintiff also sued Ms. Keithly’s superior, Joseph Dorsey. I dismissed Mr. Dorsey because the complaint alleged no wrongdoing on his part.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Larry A. Storseth, 623435 v. John D. SpellmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. John Arthur DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Earl Lee WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. James A. EssigCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. PalmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Harper v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & ParoleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- United States v. RisquetDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
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