Robichaud v. Ronan

351 F.2d 533 Theresa ROBICHAUD, by her Guardian ad Litem, Monroe G. McKay, Appellant, v. Charles N. RONAN, individually and as County Attorney for Maricopa County, Beatrice Ronan, Felix Gordon, individually and as Deputy County Attorney for Maricopa County, and Anne Gordon, Appellees. No. 19663. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. October 8, 1965. John J. Flynn, Roger W. Kaufman, Lewis, Roca, Scoville, Beauchamp & Linton, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellant. John H. Westover, Nicholas Udall, O'Connor, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears & Jennings, Strouss, Salmon & Trask, Allen L. Feinstein, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellees. Before HAMLEY, BROWNING, and ELY, Circuit Judges. ELY, Circuit Judge. 1 This appeal is from dismissal of a suit based upon sections of the Civil Rights Acts, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 , 1988 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343 . Our jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . 2 The ground for dismissal of the action was given as lack of jurisdiction over the persons of the defendants. The district court clearly erred in so basing the dismissal, and appellees do not here contend that no personal jurisdiction existed. The issue which…