Legal Opinion
Timothy Daryl Atkins v. John Gibson Lanning, Kenneth D. Fouts and Randall Craig Ruark
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1977No. 76-1694PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma by which the district court denied appellant’s claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3). Atkins v. Lanning, 415 F.Supp. 186 (N.D.Okl.1976).
Timothy Daryl Atkins claims that his civil rights were violated by four conspirators: the Washington County, Oklahoma District Attorney, a Bartlesville police officer, and two investigators on the District Attorney’s staff. There is no doubt that Atkins was mistakenly arrested. The only question is whether he has stated a cause of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by105 opinions
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