Legal Opinion

Robert W. Decker v. Hillsborough County Attorney's Office, Robert W. Decker v. Paul McDonough Etc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 22, 1988No. 87-1725, 87-1839PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Per curiam

The district court dismissed plaintiff’s two pro se complaints on various grounds including judicial immunity and failure to state a claim. The heart of plaintiff’s complaints was that defendants had seized and then failed to return plaintiff’s personal property despite, plaintiff alleged, court orders that various items be returned. Plaintiff has appealed from the dismissal. We review the background as gathered from the pleadings. We do not consider new matter not contained in the pleadings and asserted for the first time on appeal in plaintiff’s main brief or rebuttal brief. Glaros v.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Francis A. Willhauck, Jr. v. Paul HalpinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  2. Cronin v. Town of AmesburyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Overton v. TorruellaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
  4. Scott v. Central Maine Power Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1989
  5. State v. KornellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999

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