Opinion ID: 572159
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Discriminatory Acts to Prevent the Posting of Bond and

Text: 45 to Prolong Incarceration 46 Miller also contends that the district court erred in dismissing his claim of deliberate, willful, discriminatory and prejudicial acts designed to keep him incarcerated and to deprive him of the paid counsel of his choice. In his amended complaint, Miller alleges that, at the time the altercation with Ramsey took place, he was ready to post bail on the two crimes for which he had previously been arrested and that he had arranged for a particular lawyer to represent him on these two claims. The complaint further alleges that [a]ctions and statements made by Officers Lance Ramsey, Bob Bates, Jerry Bagby, DeWayne Harris, and investigator Beasley or John Doe is what compelled the Judge to set me a Bond of $50,000 dollars for the purpose of keeping me incarcerated. The complaint alleges that Miller could not pay the increased bail and, as a result, was unable to hire and pay the attorney of his choice. 47 Except for the broad accusation of defendants' acts and statements to the judge, plaintiff does not specifically allege that defendants did anything to cause the judge to set bail at $50,000. Although we liberally construe the complaint of a pro se plaintiff, the liberal construction rule does not relieve the plaintiff of the burden of alleging sufficient facts on which a recognized legal claim could be heard. Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 (10th Cir.1991). Because plaintiff's amended complaint does not point to any specific act besides the setting of bail by the state court judge (who is not a named defendant in this suit), we agree with the district court that these particular allegations fail to state a claim under § 1983.