Legal Opinion
Leo Henzel v. Richard Gerstein, Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1979No. 77-2902PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Leo Henzel filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1985 against eighteen defendants, including prosecutors, a judge, prison officials, private citizens and members of the Florida Parole and Probation Commission. He appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of all defendants. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
In 1965, Henzel was arrested on an information filed by defendant Gerstein, the State Attorney for Dade County, Florida. He was tried and convicted on a charge of grand larceny in connection with transactions involving defendants…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Thomas B. Fullman v. Charles GraddickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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