Legal Opinion
Miller v. Smith
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided May 11, 1977No. CA 3-76-0231-CPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILLIAM M. TAYLOR; Jr., Judge.
Plaintiff, a State prisoner, filed this civil rights action on February 4, 1976, seeking damages in the amount of $90,000 under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981,1983, and 1985. Defendants are Officer N. S. Smith and Chief Donald Byrd of the Dallas Police Department who are claimed to be responsible for the allegedly unlawful arrest of Plaintiff occurring on or about January 4,1967, more than nine years prior to the filing of Plaintiff’s complaint. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss on the theory that this action is barred by the applicable Texas statute of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ronald P. Richardson v. Les FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Stephan v. O'KEEFESupreme Court of Kansas · 1984
- Johnson v. McLeanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Bruce Miller v. N. S. Smith, Individually and in His Capacity as a Member of the Dallas Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Wilbert Carl Williams v. Dallas County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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