Legal Opinion
Branson v. Nott
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1995No. 94-55332PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Ronald Branson appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action and award of attorney’s fees to defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of Branson’s claim, but vacate the grant of attorney’s fees.
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Branson’s § 1983 claim arises out of a purported tort suit that he filed in propria persona in California state court over eight years ago. Branson alleges that in adjudicating his state claim, the defendant attorneys, superior court clerk, state trial judge and appellate justices,…
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