BISHOP v. TICE

No. 79-1607.

622 F.2d 349 (1980)

Roger BISHOP, Appellant, v. Robert C. TICE, Jr., Individually and in his official capacity as Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor; Joe Ansley, Individually and in his official capacity as Regional Auditor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor; and John Miles, Individually and in his official capacity as Regional Auditor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, United States Department of Labor, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. O'Hara, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Terry L. Derden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., argued, George W. Proctor, U.S. Atty. and Kenneth F. Stoll, Asst. U.S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., on brief, for appellees.

Before GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, Roger Bishop appeals from the dismissal of his complaint against three employees of the federal government. The complaint alleged, inter alia, that defendants had coerced Bishop into abandoning his job as a federal safety engineer by threatening to lodge false criminal charges against him. The district court1 held that the complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could...

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