Legal Opinion
John Moses v. Sadashiv D. Parwatikar, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1987No. 86-1350PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
John Moses appeals from the district court’s 1 order dismissing with prejudice his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1985 complaint. The district court held that the claims were frivolous and dismissed prior to service of process on the defendant, Dr. Parwatikar. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In February 1985, John Moses was charged in St. Louis, Missouri, Circuit Court with burglary and murder. Moses pleaded not guilty and requested that a psychiatrist be appointed to determine whether he was mentally competent to stand trial and whether he was legally insane at…
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