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· 2/22/1972

Regina Lee Azar v. James R. Conley

Citations

  • 456 F.2d 1382
  • 15 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1179
  • 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 11184

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “the Civil Rights Act does not give rise to a cause of action for slander”
  • holding that “the Civil Rights Act does not give rise to a cause of action for slander”
  • slanderous remarks not actionable under section 1983 but might be integral part of section 1985(3) claim
  • slanderous remarks not actionable under section 1983 but might be integral part of section 1985(3) claim
  • “the Civil Rights Act does not give rise to a cause of action for slander.”
  • where a complaint in a civil rights action against a private citizen did not allege that the private person was acting “under color of law,” the action was properly dismissed

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Judges: Brooks, Miller, Kent

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