Legal Opinion
Joseph v. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1986No. 84-1332PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.
Lawrence and R. Frank Joseph appeal the district court’s dismissal of their complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The Josephs brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three county prosecutors and two investigators employed by the county prosecutor’s office for alleged civil rights violations.1 The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in finding that dismissal was required by Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 96 S.Ct. 984, 47 L.Ed.2d 128 (1976), in which the Supreme…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by109 opinions
- Kalina v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Rose v. BartleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Kulwicki v. DawsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Josiah Haynesworth and Fred Hancock v. Frank P. Miller, Chief, Law Enforcement Section, Office of the Corporation Counsel, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Sammye R. Holloway v. Sally Brush Clermont County, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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