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CAVETT v. ELLIS

No. 76-3118.

578 F.2d 567 (1978)

Joe Oliver CAVETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tom ELLIS, County Clerk of Dallas County, and Bill Shaw, District Clerk of Dallas County, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Lowenberg, Dallas, Tex. (Court-appointed not under Act), for plaintiff-appellant.

John B. Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Henry Wade, Crim. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY, and HILL, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Joe Oliver Cavett, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking (1) a declaratory judgment that five state criminal convictions obtained against him1 are unconstitutionally invalid, and (2) an order directing clerks of various courts to expunge the records of conviction. The appellant has fully discharged the sentences resulting from the five challenged convictions.2...

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