MacFarlane v. Smith

MacFarlane v. Smith CV-96-38-SD 11/27/96 P UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE James M. MacFarlane v. Civil No. 96-38-SD Peter William Smith; Jack P. Crisp, Jr.; Beryl Rich O R D E R This civil rights action arises out of the civil arrest of plaintiff James M. MacFarlane following his failure to pay alimony as ordered by a state court divorce decree. Presently before the court are separate motions filed by defendants Judge Peter Smith and Attorney Jack Crisp to dismiss the complaint under Rule 12(b)(6), Fed. R. Civ. P., for failure to state a claim upon which relief…