Legal Opinion
Cairns v. Kozel
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided August 26, 2021No. 8:20-cv-00162Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA MICHAEL L. CAIRNS, Plaintiff, 8:20CV162 vs. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER JAMES KOZEL, Defendant. This matter is before the court on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 36). For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed this action alleging that Defendant, his court- appointed attorney, committed legal malpractice and otherwise misbehaved while defending Plaintiff against criminal charges. (See generally Filings 1, 16 & 20.) Plaintiff alleges,…
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