Legal Opinion
Griffith v. Superior Ford
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1978No. 77-1576PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Seymour F. Cotton, Jr., appeals from three orders of the district court denying relief on his claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C.^ 1983. We affirm.
Cotton is a state prisoner currently incarcerated in the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections pursuant to a 1973 conviction for armed robbery. The three § 1983 petitions at issue here were filed in 1973 and 1974. The processing of these cases was held in abeyance pending decision in the Finney v. Hutto, 410 F.Supp. 251 (E.D.Ark.1976), affd, 548 F.2d 740 (8th Cir. 1977), class action litigation regarding the constitutionality of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Josephina Duchesne as Administratrix of the Estate of Pauline Perez v. Jule M. SugarmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- William Oscar Hampton v. Holmesburg Prison Officials. Appeal of Richard BurkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Nathaniel Williams v. Leon J. Vincent, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Robert Finney v. Terrell Don HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Hilda J. Dryden v. Lou Budke's Arrow Finance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Tarplain v. Baker Ford, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1979
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