Legal Opinion
Frank Slavin v. Tim Curry Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1978No. 77-2922PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
In his pro se complaint Slavin named twenty persons who he alleged had conspired and acted to deprive him of rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Slavin based his cause of action on 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986. The defendants responded with motions to dismiss for various reasons, among them, failure to state a claim, immunity, and the statute of limitations. The district court granted dismissals or summary judgment to all of the defendants without holding a hearing. Sla-vin has appealed from these actions. We vacate portions of the final…
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