Legal Opinion
Sammy Williams v. Walter H. Dunbar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1967No. 21395_1PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDEN, Judge:
The appellant brought this suit in the United States District Court against the appellees, asserting against them claims for damages based on two sections of the Civil Rights Act, sections 1983 and 1985 of title 42, U.S.Code. The appellant asserted jurisdiction in the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4) and invokes this court’s jurisdiction in this appeal under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 1915.
The facts out of which this damage suit arises will be briefly stated. In 1959 the appellant pleaded guilty, in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, to a charge of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hyser v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Robert E. Jones v. Hugh F. Rivers, Donald ClemmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Lloyd Miles Washington v. C. R. Hagan, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Jack Bertrand Richardson, Jr. v. T. W. Markley, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Lopez v. MadiganDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1959
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3Cited by50 opinions
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Joseph Menechino v. Russell G. Oswald, as Chairman of the New York State Board of Parole, New Yorkstate Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States Ex Rel. John Bey v. Connecticut State Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Frank Hale Bennett v. People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Eason v. DicksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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