Legal Opinion
W. Michael Kimes J. Colette Boykin v. Peter G. Stone, Judge, Superior Court Robert L. Mezzetti, II Henry Mariani Robert MacHado
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1996No. 94-17210PublishedCited by 953 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
W. Michael Kimes and J. Colette Boykin, brother and sister, (collectively “Kimes”) brought a claim in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Peter Stone (“Judge Stone”) and attorneys Robert L. Mezzetti, Henry Mariani, and Robert Macha-do (“the Attorney Defendants”). Kimes’ complaint alleged that Judge Stone and the Attorney Defendants conspired against Kimes in estate litigation in state court to “overturn” a jury verdict, thus depriving Kimes, without due…
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