Legal Opinion
Henry Sampson v. John T. King, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Corrections, and Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1982No. 82-3152PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Henry Sampson, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, brought this § 1983 action against C. Paul Phelps, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Corrections, Frank Blackburn, former Warden at Angola, and two correctional officers. Sampson claimed that he was injured by Parathion, a pesticide used by Angola in its farming operations. The case was tried by consent before a United States Magistrate. The magistrate dismissed Sampson’s complaints against the two correctional officers, but granted judgment against the Secretary and the Warden for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Darrell Jackson v. Warden Burl CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Jerald Kendrick, Cross-Appellants v. David Bland, Cross-Appellees, United States of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Joseph E. Birrell v. Robert Brown, Director, Michigan Dept. Of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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