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Phillips v. Mashburn

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 15, 1984No. 83-7629PublishedCited by 242 opinions

1Per curiam

Benjamin Franklin Phillips, an Alabama state prisoner, brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) action in forma pauperis against a state court judge and the attorneys who represented him in a state court criminal proceeding before another judge. The district court, acting upon a magistrate’s recommendation, summarily dismissed the action as frivolous before service of process on the defendants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) (1982). We affirm.

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Following Phillips’ conviction in state court, he brought a state court action for legal malpractice against the attorneys who represented him during his…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  4. Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Dennis v. SparksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by242 opinions

  1. Melvin P. Deutsch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  2. Peter Gerard Wahl v. William McIverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Phillips v. MashburnCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Terry L. Battle v. Central State HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Alonzo H. Jones v. Ernest MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985

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