Legal Opinion

Goodmon v. Rockefeller

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 29, 1991No. Nos. 90-7027, 90-7303PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PER CURIAM;

Rountree Riley Goodmon and George T. Johnson, inmates at the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, have, in separate complaints, sued the Governor of West Virginia, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, and various prison officials, both in their official capacities and in their individual capacities, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988). They demand money damages and seek declaratory and injunctive relief in connection with the conditions of the penitentiary and their confinement. The state courts in West Virginia have already found that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Wilson v. SeiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Crain v. BordenkircherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990

3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Bradley Pennington v. Cherokee County (Detention Center), Southern Health Partners, Inc. and Jamor LoganDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2018

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