Legal Opinion
Robert L. Cardillo v. John Zyla, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 29, 1973No. 73-1238PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Per curiam
In a diversity action Cardillo seeks damages against various individuals who, he alleges, gave or induced others to give perjured testimony by reason of which Cardillo was convicted and sentenced. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, F. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), characterizing its allegations as “a mere rehash of the facts elicited in a criminal case against the complainant.”
Cardillo was sentenced early in 1972 for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314 and conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. He had been found guilty, at a…
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