Legal Opinion
Harvey v. Clay County Sheriff's Department
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided July 18, 1979No. 78-CV-0951-W-3PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
RUSSELL G. CLARK, District Judge.
Plaintiff, formerly confined at the Clay County Jail, Liberty, Missouri, has filed a pro se civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that Jail officials refused to move him to another cell after he was involved in a fight with his cellmate. He also alleges that he was denied proper medical care for a hand injury sustained in the fight. He seeks damages for these alleged injuries.
In past orders, the Court granted provisional leave to proceed in forma pauperis, issued service, and directed defendants to show cause why unconditional…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fred M. Anderson and Wayne Nelson, Fred M. Anderson v. Thomas Coughlin, Commissioner, New York State Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Holsey v. BassDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
- Ferguson v. FleckDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
- Gale v. MooreDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1984
- Johnson v. BaskervilleDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
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