Legal Opinion
James Morris Fletcher v. James Hook
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 17, 1971No. 19054_1PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges a May 6, 1970, district court order denying a Petition to Amend Pleading and For Reconsideration of an April 13, 1970, district court order dismissing the initial complaint. The complaint alleges a cause of action against plaintiff’s appointed counsel in a state criminal proceeding charging, inter alia, attempted prison break, aggravated assault and battery, and assault by prisoner, under the Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985) and seeks a warrant for criminal perjury allegedly in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1621.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. John G. O'Brien C-8019 v. J. F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- James Hoey Fear v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and R. K. Johnson, Warden, York County Prison, York, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Urbano v. CalissiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Isenberg v. PrasseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Christman v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Lester Slotnick v. Harold StaviskeyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Henry Howell v. CataldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Norman C. Gray, Jr. v. J. Shane Creamer, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Jack Burton Tunnell v. Doris Wiley and Richard Sprague, First Asst. District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- John William Smith v. Dominick Spina, Individually and as Director of the Police Department of the City of Newark, N. J.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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