Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Lucas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1986No. 85-4210PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Eddie Lucas, Aaron Jagers, Fred Childs, Robert Grayson and Barry McGrew appeal the judgment finding them liable for damages, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to Chester J. Johnston, an inmate at Mississippi’s Parch-man State Penitentiary. Johnston sued for injuries he sustained in a beating on January 26, 1980 and a stabbing on December 28, 1981. Both incidents stemmed from animosity between Johnston and fellow inmate George Schwindling; they are other*1256wise discrete. The district court, in accordance with the recommendations of the magistrate following a three-and-one-half-day…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Fernando Jacquez v. R.K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Allen Peteet, Ann I. Greenhill, Individually and on Behalf of the Heirs of the Estate of James Edward Greenhill, Deceased v. Dow Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Errol Lynch v. Joseph S. Cannatella, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Clois Osburn and Anita Osburn v. Anchor Laboratories, Inc., Rachelle Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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