TARTER v. HURY

No. 80-1057.

646 F.2d 1010 (1981)

Harold T. TARTER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James HURY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

June 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jama L. Casey, Sewell & Riggs, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Stephen G. Nagle, Douglas Becker, Nancy Simonson, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, WISDOM and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Harold T. Tarter brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 asserting broad challenges to the administration of the criminal justice system in Galveston County, Texas. The district court dismissed Tarter's claims even before his pleadings could be served on defendants. Although we disagree in part with the district court's reasons, we must affirm the dismissal.

I.

Harold T. Tarter filed this suit pro se in 1979.

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