Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Lyons
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1996No. 95-10301PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Steven D. Hamilton appeals the district court’s dismissal of his civil rights suit, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court dismissed the suit as frivolous, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We affirm.
I
Hamilton was arrested for multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault and indecency with a child. At the time of his arrest, Hamilton was on parole from prior convictions. Following his arrest, Hamilton was held at the DeSoto City Jail. Hamilton alleges that Defendant Lyons, an investigating officer in the DeSoto City Jail, told him that…
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