Legal Opinion
Claude Grow v. Thomas G. Fisher, Individually and in His Capacity as Prosecuting Attorney for the 30th Judicial Circuit of the State of Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 1975No. 74-1741PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Plaintiff’s complaint, allegedly brought pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 with jurisdiction based on 28 U.S.C. § 1343, sought damages from Thomas Fisher, who at all pertinent times was prosecuting attorney for the 30th Judicial District of the State of Indiana, and from five other defendants, all of whom are private citizens. In a thorough and well-reasoned, unreported memorandum opinion, the district court dismissed the complaint…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney HansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Hampton v. HanrahanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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- Lester Slotnick v. Harold StaviskeyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- District 28, United Mine Workers of America, Inc. v. Wellmore Coal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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