Legal Opinion
Walter A. Kurz and Delores J. Kurz v. The State of Michigan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1977No. 75-1706PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a suit for damages for alleged violations of federal civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 (1970), accompanied by a variety of allegedly pendent state law claims for personal injuries. The District Judge dismissed this complaint on the grounds of a statute of limitation. We reach the same result as did the District Judge, but for different reasons.
This case originated with plaintiff-appellant Kurz, a Detroit lawyer, representing a client named Bates who was charged in a Monroe County Circuit Court with being a third-offense…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Dennis v. SparksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Tonya Rhodes v. Craig McDannelCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Edward Lee Dunn v. The State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Willett v. WellsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977
- Stafford v. MusterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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