Legal Opinion
L. T. Bradt v. Honorable Shearn Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1981No. 80-1461PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s action for damages and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(2) — (3), and 1986 for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Because the well-pleaded allegations of the complaint fail to show the deprivation of a federal right as required by § 1983, interference with a federal judicial proceeding as required by § 1985(2), or a racial or class-based discriminatory animus as required by §§ 1985(2)-(3), we conclude that the plaintiff has failed to state a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Maness v. MeyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by72 opinions
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