Legal Opinion
Gregory A. Lucas v. Benny O. Hodges, Administrator, Lorton Reformatory
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 23, 1984No. 83-1099PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a pro se prisoner’s civil rights complaint against federal prison officials in Marion, Illinois, and local officials in the District of Columbia. Gregory Lucas alleged in his complaint that the D.C. officials deprived him of various constitutional rights when they classified him as a prisoner requiring “Special Handling” on the basis of an allegedly false report that he attempted to escape while confined at…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Marcus T. Baumann v. Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Floyd Spruytte v. Richard Walters and Ronald SchinkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- German v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Edwards v. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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