Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Elliott
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided September 27, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-935PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HEMPHILL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, presently in residence in' the South Carolina Department of Corrections, having received from this court (July 16, 1974) permission to proceed in forma pauperis, 1 brings suit against defendants for cruel and unusual punishment. They claim, individually and collectively, that defendants, all Corrections Department officials, subjected them to tear gas exposure, placed them in a cell without clothes or bedding, and struck Moye while he was handcuffed. They seek damages and transfer from the maximum security enclave.
Plaintiffs have been in frequent…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jones v. BalesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- Edmond C. Fletcher v. Courtney R. Young and Eleanor M. Young, His WifeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Ronald Lee Tucker v. Dewey Duncan and Tom RasmussenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Milton Jerome Willard v. United States of America, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Boyce v. AlizaduhCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Marks v. CalendineDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1978
- Boyce v. AlizaduhCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Scarpa v. PonteDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
- Savage v. SnowDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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