· 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
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- 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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