Legal Opinion
E. Scott McHenry v. Samuel Chadwick
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1990No. 88-6254, 89-5308PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellee E. Scott McHenry brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging a deprivation of his constitutional rights while a prisoner at Brushy Mountain Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. Specifically, McHenry claimed he was twice assaulted by correctional officers in violation of his rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The jury awarded him $150.00 in compensatory damages and $2,600.00 in punitive damages. The district judge also awarded McHenry reasonable attorney's fees and costs…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- James Johnson, Jr. v. D. MorelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Gerald C. Bruner, Cross-Appellant v. Wade Dunaway, Cross-Appellees, James Bates, Gregory Taylor, Christian CastellawCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by110 opinions
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