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83 F.3d 415

Docket Nos. 96-6216, 96-6222.

Head v. State Head

Full caption · 2 consolidated cases

  • Joseph Marion HEAD, Jrv.STATE of North Carolina
  • Joseph Marion HEAD, Jrv.Leonard LOWE; State of North Carolina

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Submitted April 15, 1996. Decided May 3, 1996.

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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1996-05-03

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))

Relies on Marshall Kinney v. Washington Gas Light Company

Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1996-05-03

NOTICE: Fourth Circuit Local Rule 36(c) states that citation of unpublished dispositions is disfavored except for establishing res judicata, estoppel, or the law of the case and requires service of copies of cited unpublished dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. James C. Fox, Chief District Judge; W. Earl Britt, District Judge. (CA-96-44-CT-BR, CA-96-46-5-F)

Joseph Marion Head, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

E.D.N.C.

AFFIRMED.

Before ERVIN and Motz, Circuit Judges, and CHAPMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

¶1

Appellant appeals from the district court's orders dismissing these 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) actions as frivolous. Appellant claimed that his convictions violated due process and equal protection principles and that he was denied a speedy trial by an impartial tribunal. He sought damages. Appellant's claims are not cognizable under § 1983 because he has not shown that the challenged convictions have been reversed, expunged, or declared invalid. See Heck v. Humphrey, --- U.S. ---, 62 USLW 4594 (U.S. June 24, 1994) (No. 93-6188).

¶2

We accordingly affirm the district court's decisions. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

¶3

AFFIRMED.

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