CARTER v. BURNS

No. 07-5942.

524 F.3d 796 (2008)

John E. CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leon C. BURNS, Jr., Criminal Court Judge, 13th Judicial District of Tennessee, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: John E. Carter, Mountain City, Tennessee, pro se.

Before: MARTIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges; STAMP, District Judge.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

John E. Carter, a Tennessee prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

Carter brought this § 1983 action...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases