Opinion

Duane K. Brown v. Michael A. Bruno

  • 767 F.2d 919
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 14354
  • 1985 WL 13463
Court
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Filed
Jun 7, 1985
Status
Unpublished
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 15.8%

The opinion

767 F.2d 919

Unpublished Disposition

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DUANE K. BROWN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,

v.

MICHAEL A. BRUNO, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE.

NO. 85-3054

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

6/7/85

N.D.Ohio

AFFIRMED

ORDER

BEFORE: KENNEDY and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges; and WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge.

1

Brown requests counsel on appeal from the district court's judgment dismissing his prisoner's civil rights case. This appeal has been referred to a panel of the Court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. After an examination of the record and Brown's informal brief, this panel agrees unanimously that oral argument is not needed. Rule 34(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

2

Brown's complaint alleges that the Lucas County, Ohio prosecutor slandered Brown by misstating the issue in Brown's post-conviction relief petition in the state court. The district court held that the prosecutor was absolutely immune from a civil rights action for damages based on actions performed in the prosecutor's official capacity. Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 430-1 (1976). We agree with the conclusion of the district court.

3

The motion for counsel is denied. The judgment of the district court is affirmed under Rule 9(d)(3), Rules of the Sixth Circuit, because the issues are not substantial and do not require oral argument.

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