Legal Opinion
Witherspoon v. White
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1997No. 95-40856PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Tyrone Lamel Witherspoon appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. However, because the district court failed to render a final judgment in this action, we dismiss the present appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
I. Facts and Procedural History
Witherspoon, a federal prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Warden Ivan White, United States Attorney General Janet Reno; a physician at the Federal Correctional Institute in Texarkana, Texas, Dr. Stringfellow; Director of United States Bureau of Prisons Kathleen Hawk (federal…
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