Legal Opinion
Dabney v. Cunningham
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 4, 1970No. Civ. A. 60-70-RPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Fairbanks J. Dabney, a Virginia state prisoner, proceeding pro se, filed a sworn complaint in this Court on February 11, 1970, asking this Court to order his release from punitive segregation, where he has been confined, save for a short interval, since July 19, 1968. Dabney states that he is guilty of no breach of prison regulations and has been unable to determine why he is being punished.
According to the complaint, Dabney took no active part in the prison work stoppage of July 16, 1968, although he was present. Nevertheless, from July 19, 1968, until May…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Robert Jewell Landman, Sr. v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- William Howard v. W. Frank Smyth, Jr., Director, Virginia Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- William L. McDonough v. Director of PatuxentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- Edmond C. Fletcher v. Norfolk Newspapers, Incorporated, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
3Cited by8 opinions
- Collins v. SchoonfieldDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
- DeHerrera v. Memorial Hospital of Carbon CountyWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- Moreno v. University of MarylandDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
- Laaman v. HancockDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1972
- In Re HutchinsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
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