Billy H. O'barr, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Wiley Hickman, Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama Etal., Defendants-appellees.no. 31088 Summary Calendar.**rule 18, 5th Cir.; See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5th Cir., 1970,431 F.2d 409, Part I, 445 F.2d 859 (5th Cir. 1971)
Annotate this CaseEdward 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.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Frank H. McFadden, District Judge.
Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.
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.
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