EVANS v. DILLAHUNTY

No. 81-1047.

662 F.2d 522 (1981)

Dr. Earl EVANS, Appellant, v. W. H. "Sonny" DILLAHUNTY and William E. Amos, in their official and individual capacities, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 2, 1981.

Rehearing Denied December 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Proctor, U.S. Atty., Kenneth F. Stoll, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Edward G. Adcock, Paralegal, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Richard Quiggle, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Before HENLEY and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and BECKER, Senior District Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Dr. Earl Evans brought this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, seeking a remedy directly under the federal Constitution.1 Dr. Evans, a one-time federal prisoner, alleged that certain conduct of the defendants involving his application for parole violated his rights under the Fifth Amendment. Dr. Evans also brought a pendent claim for slander under Arkansas law. The District...

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