Legal Opinion
George Segarra v. M.J. McDade Ralph Edwards
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1983No. 82-6170PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case, an appeal from the District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, concerns the award of $1.00 in damages and $1500.00 in attorney fees for the purported denial of appellee’s procedural due process rights. Appellee McDade had filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking only declaratory and injunc-tive relief for alleged violations of his civil rights. His complaint did not seek damages. We reverse the court below.
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This case arose from events that occurred when George Segarra was an inmate housed at North Carolina Central Prison…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Burt v. AbelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by24 opinions
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