CARRAS v. WILLIAMS

No. 85-1331.

807 F.2d 1286 (1986)

James J. CARRAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. G. Mennen WILLIAMS, Chief Justice; Thomas G. Kavanagh, Justice; James L. Ryan, Justice; James H. Brickley, Justice; Michael F. Cavanagh, Justice; Charles L. Levin, Justice; Patricia L. Boyle, Justice; of the Supreme Court of Michigan in their official capacity; Daniel Walsh, State Court Administrator in his official capacity; Joseph R. McDonald, Circuit Judge, in his individual and official capacity; Eugene C. Penzien, Circuit Judge, in his individual and official capacity; James Andrzejewski; David F. Oeming, Jr.; Robert D. Kinsey, Jr.; Stan Baker; Ray Priddy; Ann Priddy; Fred Hayes; Ron Stevens d/b/a Stevens Farm; Thomas Chisolm; and Vida Randall, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Carras, pro se, Bay City, Mich.

Leopold P. Borrello, Jill K. Smith (argued), Saginaw, Mich., George H. Weller (argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., Lansing, Mich., David F. Oeming, Jr. (argued), Saginaw, Mich., Randall L. Frank (argued), Bay City, Mich., Gene A. Farber, Detroit, Mich., David M. Stewart (argued), Flint, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before: JONES and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges; and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant James J. Carras appeals from the district court order dismissing his action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) and 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (1982). Carras argues that the district court improperly invoked the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution to bar his claims for injunctive relief against the Michigan Supreme Court Justices and the Court Administrator. He further contends...

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