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SOMMER v. RANKIN

No. 78-C-111.

449 F.Supp. 66 (1978)

Samuel L. SOMMER, Plaintiff, v. Robert F. RANKIN, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

April 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel L. Sommer, pro se.

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

COSTANTINO, District Judge.

This is an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against an attorney who had been retained to represent the plaintiff in various state matters. The crux of the complaint is that defendant inadequately represented plaintiff's interests in those cases. The case is, in effect, an action for legal malpractice, and is not cognizable under § 1983 since there is a total absence of state action as...

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