831 F. 2d 294 - Hodges v. Dresden Enterprise Newspaper
831 F2d 294 Hodges v. Dresden Enterprise Newspaper
831 F.2d 294
Fred HODGES, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
DRESDEN ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPER; Weakley County Press
Newspaper; Judge Phil B. Harris; Front Page Detective
Magazine; Diane Lurvey (FPM Editor); Eddie Kurell (FPG
Bureau Chief); Bob Martin (FPM Reporter); and RGH
Publishing, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 87-5434.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Oct. 15, 1987.
Unpublished Disposition
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Before WELLFORD and RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judges, and JAMES HARVEY, Senior District Judge.*
ORDER
This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination of the briefs and record, this panel agrees unanimously that oral argument is not needed. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a).
Plaintiff brought an action for monetary damages under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 against the named defendants. The complaint centered around the publication of a photograph of plaintiff taken during his criminal trial. The district court dismissed the case and this appeal followed. On appeal the parties have briefed the issues, plaintiff proceeding pro se.
Upon consideration, we affirm for the reasons set forth in the district court's memorandum opinion entered April 2, 1987. Rule 9(b)(5), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.
The Honorable James Harvey, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, sitting by designation