Legal Opinion
Gary William Holt v. Jerry Pitts, Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1980No. 19-1028PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*559JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, while he was incarcerated in the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, brought a pro se civil rights action against defendant Jerry Pitts, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 The events which allegedly gave rise to plaintiff’s cause of action occurred in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and plaintiff properly commenced his action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.2 When plaintiff did not appear at two preliminary hearings because of his custody in a federal penitentiary, the district court dismissed his action for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Lopez v. Aransas County Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Jeff T. Stone v. Ernest E. Morris, Assistant Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet Branch Segregation UnitCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by116 opinions
- James M. Jourdan, Jr. v. John Jabe and L. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Randall D. Carver v. Bobby Bunch and Betty BunchCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Reginald Lacroix Poole v. Larry LambertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Ruby H. Harris v. Reginald Callwood & Daisy CallwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Gary William Holt v. Jerry Pitts, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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