Webber v. Rysavy

Bruce J. Webber, an inmate of Minnesota’s Stillwater Prison, was convicted of the murder of Shirleen Howard. On appeal the Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed his conviction. See State v. Webber, 292 N.W.2d 5 (Minn.1980). Thereafter Webber brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 against an Illinois judge and Illinois law enforcement authorities for alleged deprivation of his civil rights primarily in connection with the issuance and execution of a search warrant preceding his arrest. We affirmed the Minnesota federal district court’s dismissal of the suit for lack of personal…