Legal Opinion
Witt v. Harbour
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 23, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-0057(D)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TURK, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Johnny Witt, brings this action pursuant to Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, naming as defendants the County of Patrick, Virginia, the County Sheriff, Calvin Harbour, a deputy, Larry E. Baliles, and an employee, Martha Sue Fain. Plaintiff maintains that Miss Fain falsified evidence against him which led to his indictment and arrest and for this reason and because of his innocence, charges have been dropped. The County, Sheriff Harbour, and Deputy Sheriff Baliles, have been joined as defendants on the theory that their actions in failing to supervise…
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