Legal Opinion
Townes v. Swenson
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided November 10, 1972No. Civ. A. 1765PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NICHOL, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Sonny Townes, is a state convict incarcerated in the Missouri State Penitentiary. He seeks monetary and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U. S.C. Sec. 1983, redressing alleged deprivations, under color of state law, of rights secured to him by the fifth, eighth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. The injunctive relief is sought under 28 U.S.C. Secs. 2201 and 2202. Federal jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1343. Plaintiff has filed his pro se complaint asking to proceed in forma pauperis. Permission was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Adams v. PateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Burns v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Robert L. Cole v. Lavern Smith, Bernard Danner and Allen VogelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Sawyer v. SiglerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Lawton v. NightingaleDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1972
3Cited by17 opinions
- Bolden v. MandelDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- Shelly v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1987
- Seibert v. McCrackenDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1974
- Hopkins v. HallDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1974
- Washington v. AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1974
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