Legal Opinion
Harper v. Showers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1999No. 97-60822PublishedCited by 370 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Roy Randall Harper appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit as frivolous. Because the district court properly dismissed part of the action but failed adequately to address a claim that arguably states a constitutional violation, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
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Harper alleges that, since an escape attempt after which he was placed in a front cell where he could be observed twenty-four hours a day, Major Kim Showers and other prison officials have housed him in a manner that subjects him to cruel and unusual…
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