Legal Opinion
Jim Beard and Hubbard Beard v. Melvin Stephens
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1967No. 23134PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is an action for damages under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343, filed pro se by two inmates of Kilby Prison, Alabama, for alleged wrongs claimed to arise under the Civil Rights Acts. 1
Appellants allege the following. On or about June 14, 1963, appellee Stephens, chief deputy and acting sheriff of Sumter County, Alabama, did “in collusion with” appellees King, Major Cameron, Hugh Cameron and Windle “arbitrarily and capriciously enter into a conspiracy” prohibited by Tit. 14, §§ 99-103, Code of Alabama, 2 and 42 U.S. C.A. § 1985 “to unlawfully deprive your plaintiffs of an arrest…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Picking v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by94 opinions
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