Legal Opinion
Morkel v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2013No. 11-4166UnpublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
JEROME A. HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Kirsteen Morkel challenges the district court’s dismissal of her claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 1985 seeking injunctive, declaratory, and monetary relief against several parties involved in a state-court child custody case. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Morkel brought suit in the district court alleging that the judge, special master, and guardian ad litem (hereinafter “State Defendants”), along with two attorneys representing her former husband (hereinafter “Attorney Defendants”),…
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