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· 8/8/1986

Timothy Eling v. C. Paul Jones, Minnesota Public Defender

Citations

  • 797 F.2d 697
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 27918

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  • actions of public defender taken 1n capacity as attorney dealing with client and using discretion and professional judgment were not actions taken “under color of state law,” which is an essential elementofa42U.S.C. § 1983 action

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Judges: Arnold, Henley, Strom

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