Jack Burton Tunnell v. Doris Wiley and Richard Sprague, First Asst. District Attorney
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Tunnell’s complaint, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks $600,000.00 in damages against the defendants. He alleges: (1) that he was denied access to the courts; (2) that he was denied the right to bail; and (3) that he was deprived of a fair trial. As to his first claim (denial of access to the courts), the district court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss. As to Tun-nell’s remaining claims, the district court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment. Tunnell v. Wiley, 369 F.Supp. 1260 (E.D.Pa.1974). This appeal followed. We…
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