Legal Opinion

Williams v. Birzon

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided December 28, 1983No. Civ-83-1223TPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

TELESCA, District Judge.

The proceeding before this Court was commenced on October 26, 1983 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. The plaintiff Williams contends that he was denied his property and liberty under color of state law without due process of law. Now pending are motions by the defendants to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

HISTORY OF CASE

The defendant, Maureen Virginia Cooper-Jones Williams (wife) commenced an action for divorce against the plaintiff, Henry Ward Williams, Jr. (husband) in New York State Supreme…

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3Cited by2 opinions

Linhart v. GlatfelterDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
Williams v. BirzonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984