Legal Opinion
Jones v. Duncan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1988No. 87-5172PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Roy E. Jones, filed suit in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 against the Morgan County Commission and the individual commissioners in their official capacities. Plaintiff alleged that members of the Commission had filed suit in state court seeking his removal from the office of Superintendent of Morgan County Schools. Plaintiffs federal civil rights claims are essentially based on allegations of malicious prosecution. The federal district court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), finding that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Blum v. YaretskySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Edward Lee Dunn v. The State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- William G. Brooks v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Geraldo Rivera Charles C. Thompson and Maravilla Productions Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Moore v. City of HarrimanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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