Legal Opinion
Clarence Watson v. Leroy Stynchombe, Sheriff, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1974No. 393PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Watson sued the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff of Fulton County, Georgia, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages for the alleged wrongful withholding of personal property taken from him upon his incarceration. He alleged jurisdiction by virtue of 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343. The district court dismissed his petition on the ground that it was a verbatim copy of a previous petition which had been dismissed for failure to state a civil rights cause of action. 1
We vacate and remand to the district court for reconsideration in light of Lynch v. Household Finance Corp., 405 U.S. 538, 92 S.Ct. 1113, 31…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hughes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Tyler Gas Service Company, and City of Tyler, Texas v. Federal Power Commission, United Gas Pipe Line Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Ernesto Montana, Jr. v. Lan E. Harrelson, Warden, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by7 opinions
- Alonzo Bonner v. Joseph CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Continental Casualty Company and Employers Surplus Lines Insurance Company v. Canadian Universal Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Clarence Carroll v. Allyn R. SielaffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- James Edward Clayton v. Bill Shaw, District Clerk, Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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