Legal Opinion
Abiff v. Slaton
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided October 29, 1992No. Civ. 1:91-cv-2229-JECPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARNES, District Judge.
This case is presently before the Court on the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [6] and the Plaintiff's Motion for Appointment of Counsel [7]. The Court has reviewed the record and the arguments of the parties and, for the reasons set out below, concludes that Plaintiff’s motion should be denied and Defendants’ motion to dismiss should be granted.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, Abijah Abiff (“Abiff”), was convicted of murder in 1986 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was subsequently incarcerated at the Dodge Correctional Institute, a state-operated correctional facility.…
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