Legal Opinion
Hershel Hiram McKnight v. C. H. Blanchard, Sheriff of Lubbock County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1982No. 81-1166PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
We vacate an order indefinitely staying trial of this action, and we remand for further proceedings.
The plaintiff McKnight, then a prisoner in the Lubbock County Jail, filed suit against the sheriff, district attorney and jail, praying for damages, injunctive relief, and a transfer to an adequate medical facility. The pro se pleadings, construed favorably, attempt to assert claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for deprivation of constitutional rights as well as under the Eighth Amendment. After suit was filed, McKnight was transferred to the Texas Department of Corrections. A…
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