Legal Opinion
Michael Thomas Harper v. Donald Jeffries, and Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 31, 1986No. 86-5362PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by a pro se petitioner from a dismissal of his claim of civil rights violations brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The petitioner, a parolee, alleges that he was improperly imprisoned and deprived of his civil rights by parole officials who filed fabricated charges of parole violation against him. The magistrate below recommended to dismiss the petitioner’s § 1983 claim for damages because it was brought in conjunction with petitioner's claim challenging his confinement in state prison. The magistrate reasoned that the latter claim was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Alabama v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Thomas A. Guerro v. Roger F. Mulhearn, Ralph F. Andrews v. Kathy Decote YoungCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Leroy Thompson v. Parole Supervisor Burke, Pennsylvania Parole Board Member Jefferson, and Parole Agent StricklerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Wilson v. RackmillCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Walter M. Guyer v. Jeffrey A. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Tedford v. HeptingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Williams v. HeptingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Faile v. South Carolina Department of Juvenile JusticeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
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