Legal Opinion

Cox v. Ashcroft

District Court, E.D. California

Decided February 19, 2009No. CV-05-149-DCB PPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

DAVID C. BURY, District Judge.

The Wackenhut Defendants 1 and the Federal Defendants 2 have filed Motions to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint pursuant primarily to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state claims upon which relief may be granted. 3

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, Billy Frank Cox (Cox), filed this action, arising out of his September 1, 1988 arrest, his subsequent criminal prosecution, and his incarceration at a privately owned federal facility in Taft, California. Cox, a pro se prisoner, brought this action pursuant to…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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