STEIN-SAPIR v. BIRDSELL

Nos. 80-3805, 81-3340.

673 F.2d 165 (1982)

Leonard R. STEIN-SAPIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William BIRDSELL (80-3805), Florence Birdsell, Administratrix of the Estate of William Birdsell (81-3340), Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barton J. Craig, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

James R. Williams, U. S. Atty., Richard J. French, Asst. U. S. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before MARTIN, Circuit Judge, WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge, and CHURCHILL, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal requires us to review the removal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442, of a libel and slander action from Ohio state court to the federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. We must also examine the District Court's dismissal of the complaint on the merits.

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