SELTZER v. ASHCROFT

No. 81-1740.

675 F.2d 184 (1982)

William SELTZER, Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, George Peach, Jim Seitz, Michael Hart, James J. Gallagher, Clayborn Jones, Lucille Jones, Charles Finley, III, James Strauder and Donald Wyrick, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Seltzer, pro se.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Lew A. Kollias, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellees.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

William Seltzer was convicted in Missouri state court of assault and was sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

On April 8, 1981, Seltzer commenced an action in the United States District Court against the above-named defendants for actual and punitive damages.1 He alleged, in substance, that the defendants had conspired to obtain his conviction through the use of perjured testimony and...

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