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CLANTON v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEX.

No. 89-2232.

893 F.2d 757 (1990)

Gregory Scott CLANTON, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 6, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Oitzinger, Gerald M. Birnberg, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Roderick Q. Lawrence, Asst. County Atty., Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Gregory Scott Clanton appeals the district court's 12(b)(6) dismissal of his § 1983 claim against Harris County. He sued Harris County for damages arising from State District Judge Albert Pruett's alleged failure to appoint counsel to defend him from drug charges in timely fashion. A panel of this court recently concluded that Texas district judges act for the state in appointing counsel for indigent criminal defendants, and the county is not responsible...

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