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SPARKS v. DUVAL CTY. RANCH CO., INC.

No. 77-1249.

588 F.2d 124 (1979)

Sidney A. SPARKS, R. L. Lynd, d/b/a Sidney A. Sparks, Trustee, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DUVAL COUNTY RANCH COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted March 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland F. Smith, Weslaco, Tex., James A. Erck, Patrick G. Rehmet, Alice, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Frank R. Nye, Jr., Rio Grande, Tex., for Clarence Martens.

Finley L. Edmonds, Corpus Christi, Tex., for Dennis.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen. of Tex., David M. Kendall, Austin, Tex., for Carrillo.

A. Raul Garcia, Alice, Tex., for Manges and Duval County Ranch.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing En Banc Granted March 9, 1979.

PER CURIAM:

This case involves judicial immunity from liability under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For purposes of the motion to dismiss the complaint, we must assume that the judge in question accepted a bribe. Decisions of the Supreme Court and this Court require us to adhere to the doctrine of judicial immunity. Accordingly, we affirm the district...

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