Legal Opinion
Sites v. McKenzie
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided November 12, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-24-WPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
HADEN, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Thomas J. Sites, has brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of himself and all others who are similarly situated. The jurisdiction of this Court is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The plaintiff has moved for summary judgment seeking declaratory relief on five legal issues.
The facts are undisputed. The Plaintiff is. a seventy-six year old man who has been incarcerated for forty-five years in either the West Virginia Penitentiary or Weston State Hospital, a mental institution. In 1931 Plaintiff was convicted of first degree…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by29 opinions
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