Legal Opinion
Dearman v. Woodson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1970No. 617-69PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, an inmate of the Kansas State Penitentiary, filed his handwritten pro se civil action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, against appellees. The complaint is inartfully drawn and consists of six pages. Generally, it attempts to state a cause of action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Accompanying the complaint was a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. No summons was issued, no appearances were entered and no motions or pleadings were filed on behalf of any of the named defendants.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Jackson v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Lawrence William Wright v. Daniel McMann as Warden of Clinton State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Jordan v. FitzharrisDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1966
- Oscar Bethea v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary, James Townsend v. Sherman H. Crouse, Warden, Kansas State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Alford Lee Cunningham v. Russell Jones, JailerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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