Legal Opinion
Newell v. Davis
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 25, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 559-75-AMPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Jr., District Judge.
This is an action brought by certain inmates of the Virginia State Penitentiary against officials of the Virginia Department of Corrections and other state officials pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
The parties have submitted the case for decision based on an agreed Stipulation of Facts, filed on January 6, 1976, and the Court adopts those as the Findings of Facts required by F.R.Civ.P. 52.
The plaintiffs work in the hospital facility of the penitentiary as operating room, x-ray, dental and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McGinnis v. RoysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Theodore X. A. Sewell v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc., Joseph X. Watson v. Paul F. Pegelow, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Donald R. Ham v. State of North Carolina v. Lee Bounds, Prison DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
3Cited by2 opinions
- Newell v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Newell v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977