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· 12/27/1985

Richard Russell v. Sam Millsap, Jr., Richard Russell v. Sam Millsap, Jr., Odis Doyal and James Harrison

Citations

  • 781 F.2d 381
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 26284

How courts have described this case

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

  • a plaintiff's “mere characterization” of a defendant's conduct “as conspiratorial or unlawful [does] not set out allegations upon which relief can be granted.”
  • a plaintiff’s “mere characterization” of a defendant’s conduct “as conspiratorial or unlawful [does] not set out allegations upon which relief can be granted.”
  • “As Russell’s retained counsel, Pinckney was not acting under color of state law, an essential for a § 1983 suit.”

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Judges: Politz, Garwood, Jolly

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