Spurlock v. Thompson, No. 01-6356 (6th Cir.) (330 F.3d 791) (May 30, 2003) (Judge R. Guy Jr. Cole)
Loaded on July 1, 2003
published in Punch and Jurists
July 07, 2003
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This sordid case has a long and convoluted history, much of which is recounted in far greater detail in Spurlock v. Satterfield, 167 F.3d 996 (6th Cir. 1999) (Spurlock I). In essence, this case arose out of what the Sixth Circuit described as “a persistent and pervasive conspiracy among law ...
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