LAWSON v. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

Civ. A. No. 72-C-61-H.

359 F.Supp. 171 (1973)

Calvin J. LAWSON v. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY et al.

United States District Court, W. D. Virginia, Harrisonburg Division.

May 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Sipe, Conrad, Litten & Sipe, Harrisonburg, Va., for plaintiff.

Lawrence H. Hoover, Jr., County Atty., Harrisonburg, Va., for defendants.


OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This case comes before the court in the form of a "Bill of Complaint," filed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff asserts jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 and alleges deprivation of his constitutional rights under color of state law. The court notes that plaintiff brings this action against Rockingham County; however, municipal corporations, states and counties are not within the ambit of &...

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