Legal Opinion
Pat S. Holloway v. Judge Dee Brown Walker, Judge Dee Brown Walker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1985No. 84-1772PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal presents questions relating to the asserted defense of judicial immunity. Texas Judge Dee Brown Walker and other defendants are alleged to have seized control of Humble Oil pursuant to a conspiracy to deprive the legitimate owners of Humble of their property without due process of law. The ap-pellee Holloway and others brought suit for damages and equitable relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, charging that Walker abused his office by imposing a receivership on Humble, appointing an incompetent administrator, and largely wrecking the…
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