Legal Opinion
J. W. Lynch v. Joe E. Johnson, Iii, George B. Goodykoontz and Estel Senn
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1970No. 19296_1PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a dismissal of a complaint filed by appellant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The complaint was brought under the Civil Rights Acts, 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (1964) and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 (1964). The District Judge dismissed the complaint on motion and without trial, holding that it failed to state a cause of action in that the acts of the principal defendant were protected by the doctrine of judicial immunity.
Appellant’s complaint alleged in part:
“4. The plaintiff states that the defendant, Joe E. Johnson…
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