Legal Opinion
Kitchen v. Upshaw
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2002No. 99-2458PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge MICHAEL concurred.
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge.
Ronnell Kitchen brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that he had a constitutionally protected interest in work release and that officials of the Riverside Regional Jail intentionally violated that interest, causing Kitchen to lose his job. The district court found that the individual defendants enjoyed qualified immunity as individuals and granted summary judgment in their favor on that account. It also granted summary judgment in…
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