Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction v. United States Marshals Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 18, 1985No. 84-489PublishedCited by 312 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The question presented is whether a United States district court may compel the United States Marshals Service to transport state prisoners to the federal courthouse to testify in an action brought under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 by a state prisoner against county officials.
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In June 1980, Richard Garland brought suit under 42 U. S. C. § 1983 against various Philadelphia County officials in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging that he had been beaten and harassed by the defendant deputy sheriffs and prison guards. At the time Garland filed this suit,…
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