Legal Opinion

Oliver v. Scott

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 9, 2002No. 00-10898PublishedCited by 486 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

In this civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, state jail inmate Norman Oliver challenges the practice of permitting female guards to monitor male inmates in bathrooms and showers but not using male guards to monitor female inmates under similar circumstances. Agreeing with the district court that there is no constitutional violation, we affirm that court’s summary judgment.

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The Dawson State Jail Facility (“Dawson”) is a correctional facility owned by the State of Texas through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-State Jail Division…

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2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by486 opinions

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  3. Demery v. ArpaioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Calvin Slade v. Hampton Roads Regional Jail, and Commonwealth of Virginia, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
  5. Lonny Acker v. General Motors, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017

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