COX v. HELLERSTEIN

No. 81-4397.

685 F.2d 1098 (1982)

Fred George COX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harry L. HELLERSTEIN, Assistant Federal Public Defender, James F. Hewitt, Federal Public Defender, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred George Cox, in pro per.

Arthur W. Ruthenbeck, Blackmon, Wasserman, Blicker & Ruthenbeck, Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Before WISDOM and DUNIWAY, Senior Circuit Judges, and NORRIS, Circuit Judge.


NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

In 1978, appellant Fred George Cox was convicted by a jury of aggravated armed bank robbery. His conviction was affirmed on appeal, and a petition for writ of certiorari was denied by the United States Supreme Court. Appellee Harry L. Hellerstein, Assistant Federal Public Defender, represented Cox throughout trial and the appellate process.

In 1980, Cox filed a civil rights complaint alleging that Hellerstein, and appellee James F. Hewitt...

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