Legal Opinion

Brown v. Carpenter

District Court, W.D. Tennessee

Decided May 9, 1995No. 95-2260-M1/APublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

MeCALLA, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Ricky Flamingo Brown, an inmate at the West Tennessee High Security Facility (WTHSF) in Henning, Tennessee, has filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Plaintiff sues WTHSF associate warden Wayne Carpenter, food service manager Larry Seay, disciplinary board chairman Joel Smith, and board members Diane McDaniel, Bobby Herron, and Peggy Holcomb. This complaint arises out of Brown’s refusal to abide by WTHSF procedures and his announced intention to abuse the WTHSF and Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) grievance procedure by acting…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Denton v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pendleton v. MillsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
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  3. Hill v. SoteloDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2021
  4. Holt v. BrightDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2020
  5. Holt v. HockettDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2019

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