Legal Opinion
Proffitt v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 10, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-00725-RPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
SPENCER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Wilbert Eugene Proffitt, an inmate housed at the Federal Correctional Institute in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, brings this suit pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). Plaintiff seeks monetary and injunctive relief, a temporary restraining order, and a writ of mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361. Plaintiff has two other motions pending: one regarding discovery; and a second requesting a preliminary ruling in order to narrow issues. The defendants in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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