Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Lynn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2001No. 00-30783PublishedCited by 389 opinions
1Per curiam
Charles Lewis, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against various prison officials, alleging that he had been required to perform certain field work despite his asthma ailment. He appeals the district court’s denial of his motions for default judgment and for the appointment of legal counsel. We affirm.
On three different occasions in 1991, Lewis had been ordered to perform hoe work on a dusty road, to assist digging a ditch, and to help other inmates spread dirt. He complained to prison officials that he could not perform such work because of his asthma.…
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