Legal Opinion
Willie Ray McDonald v. J. Steward, Library Supervisor, Michael Unit Director Tdcj-Id
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1998No. 96-40088PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Willie Ray McDonald (“McDonald”), a Texas inmate, filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Officer James Steward (“Steward”), a prison supervisor, alleging that Steward intentionally denied McDonald access to the prison law library in retaliation for a lawsuit McDonald helped file against the personnel of the prison mail room. After a bench trial, the magistrate judge entered judgment in Steward’s favor. McDonald appeals. The main issue for decision is whether McDonald waived his right to a jury trial by consenting to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge, and by…
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