Legal Opinion
Sperl v. Deukmejian
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1981No. 79-3810PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Sperl sought declaratory relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to invalidate his 1974 state criminal convictions because of alleged prosecutorial misconduct. The district court dismissed his claims. Sperl v. Deukmejian, 482 F.Supp. 1026 (C.D.Cal.1980). We affirm.
Sperl’s claim under § 2201 was properly dismissed. Declaratory relief is not available in federal court to attack a state criminal conviction, Ruip v. Kentucky, 400 F.2d 871, 872 (6th Cir. 1968), cert. denied, 395 U.S. 911, 89 S.Ct. 1755, 23 *1155L.Ed.2d 224 (1969); Booker v. Arkansas, 380 F.2d 240, 242…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- James D. Booker v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- James K. Shannon, A/K/A James K. Kelly v. Sheriff Sequeechi, Sheriff Lloyd Beair, and Sheriff Bill LessmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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