Legal Opinion
Merrel J. Cline v. Morris L. Brusett
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1981No. 80-3043PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, District Judge.
Appellant appeals from the district court’s dismissal of a complaint he filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The complaint was amended twice. In its final form it contained 15 causes of action and named 65 defendants, including the Attorney General of the State of Montana, many of his assistants and investigators, several county attorneys, sheriffs and judges, and the warden of the state prison.
The thrust of the complaint is that appellees conspired to have appellant convicted of groundless charges stemming from two prosecutions, and to deny him fair trials by, among…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jerome Singleton v. City of New York, Ronald Salzer and Anthony DellaventuraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- George Andrew Lavellee, Jr. v. Carlo Listi, Sheriff, Lafayette Parish, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Briley v. State Of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Norton v. LiddelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Sterling Usher v. City of Los Angeles, Richard A. Gonzales, Michael E. Melton, Jose E. Ramirez, Joe Rios, and Robert L. VannCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- L.R. Bretz v. Zollie Kelman, Jack R. Lande, Eugene R. WelbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Freddie Sevier v. Kenneth TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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