Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

McFarland (Floyd) v. Turner (Melody), Warden

41 F.3d 1507

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1994-11-14
Topic
general

“[I]n order to state a claim under § 1982, one must allege intentional racial discrimination. [Plaintiffs] claim is meritless because he does not contend that the Township’s actions were motivated by race.” | “lower federal courts possess no power to sit in direct review of state court decisions[] . . . [and] the district court has no authority to order a state court to set aside its order[]”

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41 F.3d 1507

McFarland (Floyd)
v.
Turner (Melody), Warden

NO. 94-3723

United States Court of Appeals,
Sixth Circuit.

Nov 14, 1994

Appeal From: S.D.Ohio

1

AFFIRMED.