Legal Opinion

King v. Jenkins

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 23, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 84-1221Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VanARTSDALEN, District Judge.

In this action William King, a prisoner at Holmesburg Prison, has filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his constitutional rights were violated in connection with his protective segregation from the general prison population for a period of one week. Defendant’s motion to dismiss' was denied because it contained a number of unsupported factual allegations. Defendant has now filed a motion for summary judgment supported by two depositions and an affidavit. Plaintiff, through his court appointed counsel, has responded to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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