Legal Opinion
Fred Douglas Mills v. Criminal District Court 3, Hon. Gary Stephens, and Lee Ann Breading, District Attorney
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1988No. 87-1795PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Fred Douglas Mills, filing pro se, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his section 1983 claim against the prosecutor, his court appointed defense attorney and state court judge where he was tried and convicted for aggravated robbery. Although we affirm the dismissal of the complaint, we remand to allow the district court to modify the judgment to provide that the dismissal is without prejudice as to Stephens, the defendant’s court appointed attorney.
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In his complaint, Mills seeks declaratory and injunctive relief as well as compensatory and punitive damages…
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