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PRESTON v. PURTELL

No. 16897.

410 F.2d 234 (1969)

James Rudolph PRESTON (Amek Bin Rilla), Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edwin T. PURTELL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

March 11, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Preston, in pro. per.

Gerald G. Pagel, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Robert P. Russell, Corp. Counsel, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant-appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge, and KILEY and KERNER, Circuit Judges.

HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.

On January 17, 1968, James Rudolph Preston (Amek Bin Rilla) brought this civil action for damages in the federal district court against Edwin T. Purtell, Sheriff of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He sought recovery of $50,000 on the ground that defendant returned certain pleadings to him unserved.

Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint alleging that the district court lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter and that the complaint...

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