TRAVERSO v. PENN

Nos. 87-6043, 87-6044, 87-6055 and 87-6069.

874 F.2d 209 (1989)

Jaime TRAVERSO, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carleton PENN, Judge, Defendant-Appellee. Jaime TRAVERSO, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin M. O'CONNELL, Defendant-Appellee. Jaime TRAVERSO, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dave BELEW, Investigator, Loudoun County Sheriff's Dept.; R.J. Gibson, Investigator, Loudoun County Sheriff's Dept.; R.P. Daniele, Investigator, Fairfax County Police Dept., in their individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees. (Two Cases)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Holt Hamilton (Hunton & Williams, on brief) for plaintiff-appellant.

James Walter Hopper (Warren H. Britt, Parvin, Wilson, Barnett & Hopper, Robert M. Ross, on brief) for defendants-appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, MURNAGHAN and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.


PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Jaime Traverso appeals from the dismissal of his § 1983 action brought against three Virginia police officers for their allegedly unconstitutional actions during the investigation of the murder of Traverso's ex-wife, for which Traverso was convicted by a Virginia state court. Traverso also appeals from the district court's imposition of Rule 11 sanctions. The United States District Court for...

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