Legal Opinion
Campise v. Hamilton
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 9, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-H-239PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SINGLETON, District Judge.
This is a civil rights suit brought by a state prisoner against his jailor under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff seeks damages upon the claim that defendant, under color of law, deprived him of his constitutionally protected right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment. This court has jurisdiction under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1343. When originally filed, 1 the suit was treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Plaintiff then filed an amended complaint in which he asserted two causes of action. The first is the cause…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Ronald P. Richardson v. Les FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Walter G. Johnson v. Presley HardyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Raymond Alwyn McMahon v. Malcolm Beard, Sheriff of Hillsborough County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Preston "Harold" Daigre v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Bruce Miller v. N. S. Smith, Individually and in His Capacity as a Member of the Dallas Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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