Legal Opinion
Thomas L. Apple v. John Glenn, U.S. Senator
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1999No. 98-3726PublishedCited by 939 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Thomas L. Apple, a resident of Ohio proceeding pro se, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil rights -action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case was referred to this panel pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, we unanimously agree that oral argument is not needed. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).
On April 29, 1998, Apple sued Senator John Glenn, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and other top government officials, claiming that the defendants violated his First Amendment right to petition the government because they did not answer his…
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