Legal Opinion
Frank S. Dorman v. Michael Higgins
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 9, 1987No. 912. Docket 85-2326PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Frank S. Dorman appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Constance Baker Motley, Chief Judge, now Judge, dismissing his pro se complaint, construed as having been brought under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), seeking damages and injunctive relief against defendant Michael Higgins, a United States probation officer, for the preparation of an allegedly false presentence report on Dorman. The court dismissed the complaint on the ground that Higgins was…
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