Legal Opinion

David W. Lanier v. Ed Bryant

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 17, 2003No. 00-6408PublishedCited by 344 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FORESTER, Chief District Judge.

David W. Lanier, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court order granting summary judgment to the defendants in an action brought pursuant to the Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985; and the doctrine announced in Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Lanier brought this suit against former United States Attorney Ed Bryant, United…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by344 opinions

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