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TUNNELL v. WILEY

No. 74-1245.

514 F.2d 971 (1975)

Jack Burton TUNNELL, Appellant, v. Doris WILEY and Richard Sprague, First Asst. District Attorney, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherrie E. Raiken, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Mark Sendrow, Asst. Dist. Atty., Asst. Chief, Appeals Div., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy Dist. Atty. for Law, F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Jr., Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Richard A. Sprague.

Before BIGGS, ADAMS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Tunnell's complaint, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks $600,000.00 in damages against the defendants. He alleges: (1) that he was denied access to the courts; (2) that he was denied the right to bail; and (3) that he was deprived of a fair trial. As to his first claim (denial of access to the courts), the district court granted defendants' motions to...

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