Legal Opinion
Donny Joel Harvey v. Jim Andrist
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1985No. 84-1279PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the district court’s dismissal of a section 1983 action against named and unnamed members of the Austin, Texas police department brought by an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections. The district court dismissed some of the plaintiff’s claims on the grounds that they challenged the validity of his detention and, as to them, he had not exhausted his federal habeas corpus remedies. After a non-jury trial, the district court dismissed the remaining civil rights claims at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case on the basis that they…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Randy Rene Lozano v. William French Smith, Elton FaughtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ronald P. Richardson v. Les FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Troy Lee Douthit v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas, and W. H. McCallumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Johnny J. E. Meadows v. Lon Evans, Sheriff, Tarrant County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Johnny J. E. Meadows v. Lon Evans, Sheriff, Tarrant County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by60 opinions
- George Thompkins, Cross-Appellee v. Bill Belt, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Joseph H. Norton v. E.U. Dimazana, M.D. Texas Department of Criminal JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Carl Johnston v. Harris County Flood Control DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Willie Bigford, Jr. v. Joe Max Taylor, Individually and as Sheriff of Galveston County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- George Hinshaw v. Bob Doffer, Individually and as Chief of Police, Perryton, Texas Ron Wyrick, Individually and as a Police Officer, Perryton, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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