Legal Opinion
John v. Norris v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 22, 1984No. 83-1368PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Norris, a pretrial detainee at the District of Columbia Detention Facility (“D.C. Jail” or “the Jail”), brought suit for damages and injunctive relief against four correctional officers at the Jail, the acting Director of the District’s Department of Corrections, the May- or, and the District, alleging deprivation of his constitutional rights redressable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1 Specifically, appellant *1149alleged that on one occasion during his confinement in the D.C. Jail, appellee correctional officers, without provocation, maced, beat, and kicked…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Connie Robison v. Susan R. Via and Harold HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Steve Benny v. Danny Pipes and Charles PayneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Kenneth W. Martin v. John P. Malhoyt, John Doe(s) Shirley Ann Stevens v. David H. Stover, John DoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Larry T. Wilson, Cross-Appellant v. Thomas L. Beebe, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- William C. Bennett, AKA John A. Richardson v. Garrison A. Parker, Warden, Robert M. Jackson, Officer, Daniel W. Cooper, OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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