Legal Opinion
Bolden v. Mandel
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 10, 1974No. Civ. 73-866-HPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge:
This suit brought by a state prisoner raises the narrow question whether a simple assault committed by a prison guard on an inmate is actionable under the Civil Rights Act. Presently confined in the Maryland House of Correction, Odell Bolden, petitioner, has filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages as a result of an incident which occurred at the institution on August 8, 1973. Named as defendants are the Governor of the State of Maryland, the Secretary of the State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Commissioner of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- District of Columbia v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Alan Kimbrough McFadden v. Eddie LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Taylor v. NicholsDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1976
- Kent Island Joint Venture v. SmithDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1978
- Keyes v. City of AlbanyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1984
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