Legal Opinion
Larry Chambers v. Philip Kaplan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1981No. 80-2050PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
On October 9, 1980, Larry Chambers, an inmate of the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint which named Philip E. Kaplan as sole defendant. Kaplan is an attorney in private legal practice in Little Rock who was appointed by the federal district court (then Chief District Judge Henley) to represent a class of inmates in a civil prison conditions lawsuit brought against the Arkansas Department of Corrections, Finney v. Mabry, PB-69-C-24. Chambers’ complaint expresses dissatisfaction with Kaplan’s representation and details a variety of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- James W. McCord Jr. v. F. Lee BaileyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Hall v. QuillenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Jackey Don Watson v. Thomas Moss and John C. Clobes, Individually, Third District Police StationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Dodson v. Polk CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Finney v. MabryDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
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