Legal Opinion
Muhammad v. Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 11, 1984No. Nos. 83-3575, 83-3632PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), established that a citizen seeking damages for an injury to a *123constitutionally protected interest may invoke the general federal question jurisdiction of a district court directly under the Constitution to obtain relief against responsible federal officials.
Presented in these consolidated appeals is the question whether a federal prisoner who seeks only money damages for violations of his constitutional rights by prison officials must exhaust…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by27 opinions
- McCarthy v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Douglas Nyhuis v. Janet Reno, Attorney General Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General Kathleen Hawk, Director-Bop John Hahn, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Young v. QuinlanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Ronald Del Raine v. Norman Carlson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director of the Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Lyons, James v. U.S. Marshals Carlson, Norman, Director UnknownCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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