HOWARD v. HIGGINS

No. 9115.

379 F.2d 227 (1967)

James A. HOWARD, Appellant, v. Colbert HIGGINS, Sheriff, Murray County, Sulphur, Oklahoma, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

June 1, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman H. Glickman, Denver, Colo., for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

Before MURRAH, Chief Judge, LEWIS, Circuit Judge, and CHRISTENSEN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This action was brought by Howard under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with federal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The substance of the pro se claim is that the defendant, while acting as the sheriff of Murray County, Oklahoma, deprived the claimant of personal property valued at $500 while the claimant was in the sheriff's custody.

The trial court dismissed the claim for lack of jurisdictional amount required by statute...

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