Legal Opinion
Campana v. Muir
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 8, 1983No. Civ. A. No. 83-0310PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.1
The plaintiff, Peter T. Campana, an attorney practicing in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, filed a complaint in this Court on *34April 22, 1983, against the defendant, the Honorable Malcolm Muir, a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.2 The complaint, which seeks monetary damages in excess of $10,000, consists of two counts. Count I charges the defendant with malicious prosecution by causing the plaintiff to be charged for criminal contempt without probable cause. Count II charges that the defendant maliciously libeled him in an opinion,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- In the Matter of Edmond C. Fletcher on a Charge of Criminal Contempt. Appeal by Edmond C. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
3Cited by4 opinions
- Campana v. MuirDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- Campana v. MuirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Campana v. MuirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Campana v. MuirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986