Legal Opinion

Swan v. Barbadoro

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 11, 2008No. 07-1453PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Per curiam

Steven Swan appeals pro se from the dismissal of litigation growing out of his conviction for federal tax violations. He has previously filed two Bivens actions for damages and injunctive relief, claiming that judges, prosecutors and others violated his civil rights in obtaining the conviction. These having failed, he filed the present suit for damages and injunctive relief under RICO, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, alleging wrongdoing by judges, prosecutors and others in relation to his conviction and also in connection with his latest Bivens actions.

A magistrate judge screened the complaint and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. In Re Allied-Signal Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. In Re United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  4. Moore v. GuesnoDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2007

3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. Dale E. Holloway, Jr. v. Governor, State of New Hampshire, et al.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2022
  5. Crosby v. State of FloridaDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2023

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