1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 628 F.2d
  5. 628 F.2d 1111 (1980)
 

DUNN v. HACKWORTH

No. 80-1285.

628 F.2d 1111 (1980)

Michael L. DUNN, Appellant v. L. Dwayne HACKWORTH, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Dunn, pro se.

C. H. Parsons, Jr., Parsons & Mitchell, Dexter, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Michael L. Dunn, a Missouri state prisoner, appeals the district court's1 dismissal, without prejudice, of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.2 The district court concluded that Dunn failed to state a legally cognizable claim under § 1983 because his allegations did not show that "state action" was involved.3 We affirm.

Dunn's pro se complaint essentially...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases