AMMONS v. BALDWIN

No. 82-4440 Summary Calendar.

705 F.2d 1445 (1983)

Jimmy AMMONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Billy Wayne BALDWIN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonner & Birmingham, James L. Bonner, Olive Branch, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas E. Childs, Jr., Fulton, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

In this action against a Mississippi State Justice Court Judge, plaintiff contends the judge denied his constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976), by issuing a warrant for his arrest, verbally abusing and threatening him, and requiring him, on threat of incarceration, to pay court costs for himself and others involved in the events leading up to his court appearance. The federal district court dismissed the action...

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