Legal Opinion

Bass v. Jackson

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 13, 1986No. 151, Docket 85-2155PublishedCited by 261 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Warren Bass appeals from the district court’s “dismissal of his complaint brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Bass, a pretrial detainee in the Nassau County Correctional Center (“NCCC”), brought this action against Saul Jackson, Nassau County Commissioner of Corrections, Walter J. Flood, Warden of NCCC, John Waters, a supervising officer at NCCC, Jack Spinner, a Corrections Officer with supervisory authority in the D floor at NCCC, and two doctors described as “Frank Smith” and “Ed Jones.” Bass alleged that the defendants did not properly protect him in known…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Hughes v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Nathaniel Williams v. Leon J. Vincent, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by261 opinions

  1. Betty J. Archie v. City of Racine, Ronald W. Chiapete, and George W. GieseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Medina v. City & County DenverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  3. Gill v. MooneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. James Robert Swofford v. Sheriff Charles F. MandrellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Banks v. AnnucciDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2014

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