Billy H. O'Barr v. Wiley Hickman, Judge of Prob., Etowah Cnty., Alabama, 445 F.2d 859 (5th Cir. 1971). · Go Syfert
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Billy H. O’BARR, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Wiley HICKMAN, Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
31088.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Jun 23, 1971.
Published opinion
445 F.2d 859
1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9349
Edward L. Hardin, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., Dave Worley, Huntsville, Ala., and Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant., Dempsey Pennington, Birmingham, Ala., Roy D. McCord, Joseph L. Battle, Gadsden, Ala., James L. Shores, Jr., George H. B. Mathews, Johnston & Shores, Birmingham, Ala., for defendants-appellees; Hawkins, Rhea, Keener, Battle & Cusimano, Gadsden, Ala., of counsel.
Thornberry, Morgan, Clark.
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PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff, Billy H. O’Barr, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, against the Probate Judge of Etowah County, Alabama, for wrongful commitment to a state mental institution. This case is controlled by the recent decision of this Court in Perkins v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, 5th Cir. 1970, 433 F.2d 1303, and it is on the basis of that decision that we affirm the judgment of the court below.

Affirmed.