Legal Opinion
Horace Luckey, III v. Joe Frank Harris, Governor
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 23, 1988No. 88-8047PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from dismissal of a complaint on two alternate grounds: that the eleventh amendment bars relief against the defendants and that the complaint fails to state a claim for which relief could be granted. Appellants, on behalf of a bilateral class consisting of all indigent persons presently charged or who will be charged in the future with criminal offenses in the courts of Georgia and of all attorneys who represent or will represent indigent defendants in the Georgia courts, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against the following defendants…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by131 opinions
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