Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShane

This case does not involve the allegation of negligence on the part of federal officials and officers in the performance of their duties in undertaking to carry out orders of court. Rather the complaint charges the defendants with an unlawful, willful and malicious denial of fundamental constitutional rights, without probable cause; and facts which constitute the conduct alleged are set forth in the complaint. Accordingly, it is important to keep in mind that we are not considering mere negligent conduct, but complaints in which strong cases have been alleged, and if the allegations are…