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836 F.2d 1348

Docket No. 87-3574.

Jeffrey A. Murr v. Douglas O. Meyer Ottawa County Prosecutors' Office, State of Ohio

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1988-01-13

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

Relies on Parratt v. Taylor · Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. · Scott v. Celeste

Decided 1988-01-13

Unpublished Disposition
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Before MERRITT, CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, and KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

¶1

This pro se Ohio prisoner appeals the district court's judgment dismissing his civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983. The appeal has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. The panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a).

¶2

Plaintiff alleged that defendants maliciously intervened in his appeal of a state court decision. The district court dismissed the action after determining defendants were absolutely immune from suit.

¶3

Upon review, we conclude that absolute prosecutorial immunity is not available because plaintiff seeks only declaratory relief. See Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumer's Union, 446 U.S. 719 736-37 (1980). However, we further conclude that plaintiff failed to state a cognizable claim under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983. See Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527, 535 (1981). Accordingly, the district court's judgment of dismissal entered June 3, 1987 is hereby affirmed. Rule 9(b)(5), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.

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