Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Feeney
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 8, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-185 LONPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LONGOBARDI, District Judge.
This case is a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Plaintiff, Roy Hicks (“Hicks”), was formerly a patient at the Delaware State Hospital (“DSH”). The Defendant, Robert C. Feeney (“Feeney”), the director of the DSH, is a Defendant in both his individual and official capacities. The Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the Defendant in his official capacity and compensatory damages from him as an individual.
The basis for the complaint is that Hicks was confined at DSH without legal authority and the confinement deprived…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hicks v. FeeneyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Alvin F. Toney-El v. Gayle F. Franzen, Director of the Department of Corrections, James W. Fairman, Warden, and Paul Hosier, Record Officer SupervisorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Kauth v. Hartford Insurance Co. of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Hicks v. FeeneyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Hicks v. FeeneyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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