Legal Opinion
Johnny Bridges v. R. Russell, Dep. Warden, Scc L. Davis, Dep. Warden, Scc Annex State Investigator Copeland George Bowen, Warden, Scc/scc Annex
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1985No. 83-7622PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, a state prisoner confined in Alabama’s Staton Correctional Facility Annex, brought this action pro se under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. He alleged in part 1 that the appellees, who are prison officials, transferred him to Staton Annex in retaliation for exercise of his rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The district court dismissed the complaint prior to service on the appellees, holding that the appellant had not shown any liberty interest, created by state law, in remaining at the former facility. Because a deprivation of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Alabama v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Anthony F. McDonald v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Newman v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Rhodes v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Mitchell v. FarcassCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Elmer PRATT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James K. ROWLAND; James Gomez, Director; Daniel Vasquez; Robert Borg, Et Al., Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Ronald Newsom Hasan Sharif Eddie J. McMillan and Donald Wolverton v. Steve Norris, Commissioner Michael Dutton, Warden and David HindmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- James Wright v. Lanson Newsome, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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