Legal Opinion
Westin v. McDaniel
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided April 1, 1991No. 1:91-cr-00003PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZPATRICK, District Judge.
In this unusual case filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the plaintiff has moved this court to issue a preliminary injunction prohibiting the State of Georgia from seeking to have him indicted on criminal charges. Jurisdiction is based on § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The court is well aware of the importance of the issues presented, and after reviewing both the facts and the law, has decided to grant the requested injunction.
I. BACKGROUND
Robert Westin is an attorney in Gordon, Georgia, in Wilkinson County. He practices by himself and, in addition to having a substantial…
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