American Federation of State, County and Municipal v. SSA
Case Details
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- motion to dismiss
- Circuit
- 4th Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
Court dismissed plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, finding that defendants named (prosecutors and court-appointed defense attorney) are not proper § 1983 defendants and that federal abstention applies to ongoing state criminal proceedings. Plaintiff granted 14 days to file amended complaint.
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