Legal Opinion

Weldon v. Ramstad-Hvass

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 5, 2013No. 12-8047UnpublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

TERRENCE L. O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

Steve Weldon, a Wyoming state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 civil rights complaint. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I. Background

Weldon filed his complaint on April 18, 2011, alleging a panoply of constitutional and federal statutory violations against numerous individuals, two corporate entities, and a Wyoming state-court judge. He sought compensatory and punitive damages, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief.

At the time he filed his complaint,…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Hall v. BellmonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  5. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009

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