Legal Opinion
Robert Vernon Bruce v. United States of America, the General Services Administration and Ralph W. McCann
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1980No. 79-1369PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Robert Vernon Bruce, proceeding pro se, brought this action seeking damages for the allegedly illegal release of his military personnel and medical records to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, Texas. The district court 1 dismissed the complaint for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. We affirm.
In 1965, Bruce was tried and convicted in Texas state courts for the murder of his wife. In 1976, following protracted litigation in both state and federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit set aside the conviction on the…
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