Legal Opinion
Faison v. Riddle
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 7, 1977No. Civ. A. 75-0669-RPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, several inmates incarcerated in the Virginia State Penitentiary, bring this action to redress alleged constitutional deprivations stemming from a lock-up occurring in the fall of 1975. Walter M. Riddle, the Warden who ordered the lock-up, is named as defendant. Jurisdiction is attained pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The matter comes before the Court on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment and the plaintiffs’ response thereto. The material facts are not in dispute.
On October 27, 1975, defendant Riddle ordered a general prison lock-up and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Roger O. La Batt and Robert Cook v. John J. Twomey, Rudolph L. Lucien v. Peter B. Bensinger and John J. Twomey, Holice P. Black v. John J. TwomeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Carl B. Hoitt, Jr. v. Joseph C. Vitek, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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