John W. Watts and Lucille A. Watts v. Lawrence F. Speckman, Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court

Sixth Circuit

John W. Watts and Lucille A. Watts v. Lawrence F. Speckman, Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court

179 F.2d 243

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit·Decided December 6, 1949·No. 10907·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

In an appeal from an order dismissing a complaint by the appellants,

It appearing in said complaint that the appellants seek a judgment requiring the appellee to set aside the judgment entered by him in his official capacity as a Kentucky Circuit Judge, and praying for damages arising from the entry of such judgment, and

It further appearing that no allegations of diversity of citizenship or any intelligible assertion of a federal question are set forth in the complaint, and

The court perceiving no jurisdiction in the District Court to entertain the action on any ground whatsoever nor to grant the relief prayed should jurisdiction be established,

It is ordered that the judgment below be and it is hereby affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

In an appeal from an order dismissing a complaint by the appellants,

It appearing in said complaint that the appellants seek a judgment requiring the appellee to set aside the judgment entered by him in his official capacity as a Kentucky Circuit Judge, and praying for damages arising from the entry of such judgment, and

It further appearing that no allegations of diversity of citizenship or any intelligible assertion of a federal question are set forth in the complaint, and

The court perceiving no jurisdiction in the District Court to entertain the action on any ground whatsoever nor to grant the relief prayed should jurisdiction be established,

It is ordered that the judgment below be and it is hereby affirmed.

John W. Watts and Lucille A. Watts v. Lawrence F. Speckman, Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court, 179 F.2d 243 (6th Cir. 1949).

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