Legal Opinion

Arthur Johnson v. Robert Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York County Leroy Frazier, Chief, Special Prosecution Bureau and the City of New York

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 16, 1998No. Docket 97-9383PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

Arthur Johnson, pro se, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sonia Sotomayor, Judge) dismissing his civil rights complaint. Johnson commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after the District Attorney’s Office of New York County declined to investigate his charges of an elaborate conspiracy involving his landlord and government agents. He alleged, inter alia, that a renegade faction of the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”) had attempted to assassinate him by poisoning his food and water and “zapping” him with microwaves. These…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  2. J. W. Gamble v. Carl Thomas, Sheriff, and Unknown White Lady Officer, Dallas County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Stephen Ward v. Cary EdgetonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. In Re Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  4. Bush ex rel. Estate of Bush v. City of UticaDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2013
  5. United States v. JewellDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2000

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