Legal Opinion
Walter Gordon v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner Joe Martin, Warden, Wayne Stephen Young v. George H. Collins, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1978No. 77-1137, 77-1194PublishedCited by 1,781 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Because these appeals both concern the duty of a district court to assist a pro se prisoner-litigant in presenting a claim unr der 42 U.S.C. § 1983, we consolidated them for briefing and argument, and we decide them together. In No. 77-1137 (the South Carolina case), the plaintiff sought injunc-tive relief and money damages for alleged mistreatment by fellow inmates, acquiesced in by prison guards. He sued the warden and a commissioner of the Department of Correction. The district court required the defendants to supplement their pleadings and permitted plaintiff to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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