Legal Opinion
Dr. Earl Evans v. W. H. "Sonny" Dillahunty and William E. Amos, in Their Official and Individual Capacities
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1981No. 81-1047PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Earl Evans brought this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, seeking a remedy directly under the federal Constitution. 1 Dr. Evans, a one-time federal prisoner, alleged that certain conduct of the defendants involving his application for parole violated his rights under the Fifth Amendment. Dr. Evans also brought a pendent claim for slander under Arkansas law. The District Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, holding that the complaint alleged only an injury to reputation and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gomez v. ToledoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Roberts v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Roberts v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Ramesh Solomon v. Robert I. Elsea, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- New Jersey State Parole Board v. ByrneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
- Clark v. BrewerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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