Doris Adams v. Grainger W. McIlhany Individually and as Presiding Judge of the 31st Judicial District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1985-06-27

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E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: Doris Adams, the mother of three men tried before Texas Judge Grainger W. Mcllhany, brought suit against the judge under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after Mcllhany sentenced her to thirty days in jail for contempt. The contempt arose from a letter Adams sent Mcllhany four mon…

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