Legal Opinion
Sims v. Kernan
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided August 2, 1999No. 2:98-cv-00539PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.
Plaintiff Mario Sims filed this pro se action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and 1985(3), alleging the violation of his federally protected rights by numerous persons and entities. When it conducted the screening mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the court dismissed most of the defendants and claims, leaving only claims against Judge Sanford Brook and St. Joseph Clerk of Courts Linda Scopelitis. Judge Brook currently is a judge for the Indiana Court of Appeals; at the time he dealt with Mr. Sims, he was a St. Joseph Superior Court judge. Mr.…
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