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Copley v. Sweet

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Jun 18, 1956
234 F.2d 660 (6th Cir. 1956)

Opinion

No. 12651.

June 18, 1956.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids; Raymond W. Starr, Judge.

Eric Brown, Benjamin W. Wise, Richard H. Paulson, Robert J. Barber, David Morris and Fox, Fox Thompson, Kalamazoo, Mich., for appellees.

Before MARTIN, MILLER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


The appellant, now serving a life sentence in a Michigan prison for first-degree murder, brought this action for money damages in the district court, alleging a conspiracy by the appellees to cause his conviction, sentence, and imprisonment in deprivation of his Constitutional rights. The action was dismissed by the district court.

Upon careful examination of the record and briefs we conclude that the court was not in error in dismissing the complaint, for the reasons given in Judge Starr's thoroughly considered opinion, D.C., 133 F. Supp. 502, and in conformity with the principles announced by this court in the cases of Kenney v. Fox, 6 Cir., 232 F.2d 288.

The judgment of the district court is therefore affirmed.


Summaries of

Copley v. Sweet

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Jun 18, 1956
234 F.2d 660 (6th Cir. 1956)
Case details for

Copley v. Sweet

Case Details

Full title:Marvin COPLEY, Appellant, v. Lucien F. SWEET, Raymond W. Fox, John M…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Jun 18, 1956

Citations

234 F.2d 660 (6th Cir. 1956)

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