Legal Opinion
Moyer v. Nelson
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided February 26, 1971No. Civ. No. 10-56-C-1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge, STEPHENSON, District Chief Judge, and HANSON, District Judge. STEPHENSON, District Chief Judge.
This action is one instituted by William Moyer for injunctive and declaratory relief. At issue is the constitutionality of the Iowa justice of the peace fee system, the claim being that it is unconstitutional on the ground that the fee justice has a substantial pecuniary interest in the outcome of the litigation he handles. A district court of three judges has been convoked, oral argument has been heard, briefs and supporting affidavits have…
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