Hinton v. Rudasill

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KENNETH A. HINTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-1073 (RWR) ) JAMES A. RUDASILL, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Kenneth A. Hinton, a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis at the time,1 filed this pro se complaint based on diversity jurisdiction, asserting legal malpractice and other common law claims against his former defense counsel James A. Rudasill. Rudasill has moved to dismiss the complaint. Because Hinton’s claims are either barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel or do not state a…