Legal Opinion
Carl Stephen Thomas v. J.W. Humfield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1990No. 89-2776PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Carl Stephen Thomas brought this civil rights suit, pro se, against employees and officials of the University of Houston. He appeals from a dismissal for failure to state a claim and for lack of proper service of process. His main contention is that the district court erroneously declared him incompetent and appointed a guardian ad litem without affording him a hearing. We reverse and remand for a competency hearing.
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Thomas alleges that as a graduate student at the University of Houston he was harassed by campus police and other university personnel…
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