Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Sullivan
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 21, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-177-WKSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAPLETON, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff Ralph A. Wheeler brought this suit under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against three officials of the Department of Corrections of the State of Delaware: John L. Sullivan, Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, Raymond J. Jones, Chief of the Bureau of Adult Corrections, and Walter Redman, Superintendent of the Delaware Correctional Center (“DCC”). Wheeler alleges that-each is liable for deprivations of his constitutional rights that occurred during his incarceration at DCC during 1980 and 1981. He also makes claims based on the…
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