Legal Opinion
Cook v. Brockway
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided January 17, 1977No. CA 3-74-970-CPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Don Cook is an inmate at the Texas Department of Corrections’ Ellis unit in Huntsville, where he is serving a ten-year sentence for a Kaufman County burglary conviction. Defendant Roy Brockway is the Sheriff of Kaufman County and the legal custodian of the Kaufman County Jail.
Cook brought this suit for damages allegedly incurred while in the custody of Brockway, on the grounds that Brockway had violated his constitutional rights. Cook grounded his complaint on 42 U.S.C. § 1983, according proper jurisdiction to this…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- John R. Hansen v. Raymond W. MayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Hamilton v. LoveDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1971
- Sands v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Whelehan v. County of MonroeDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1983
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- McCray v. BennettDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1978
- Cook v. BrockwayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Taylor v. Federal Home Loan Bank BoardDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1986