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Sixth Circuit· 8/23/1985

Hooks v. Hooks

Citations

  • 771 F.2d 935

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  • concluding that, “[i]n effect, plaintiff allege[d] the existence of two separate conspiracies” because actions were not part of a single plan
  • holding that a civil conspiracy to violate the plaintiff's civil rights cannot stand where the underlying civil rights claim is unsupported
  • recognizing that turning child over to someone who will abscond with the child outside of the jurisdiction of the court constitutes a de facto deprivation of post-deprivation remedy
  • finding opposing affidavit to satisfy the requirements of Rule 56 to the extent it was based on personal knowledge
  • affirming summary judgment on conspiracy claim that essentially alleged two separate plans by different groups
  • requiring a conspiracy plaintiff to demonstrate “a single plan, that the alleged coconspirator shared in the general conspiratorial objective, and that an overt act was committed in furtherance of the conspiracy that caused injury to the complainant.”

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Judges: Circujt, Kennedy, Weick, Wellford

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