Legal Opinion
Thompson v. United States, Federal Prison Industries
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1974No. 73-2573PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
Willie Thompson, who is presently imprisoned in the Federal Correctional Institution at Anthony, New Mexico-Texas, filed an action, styled as a mandamus *1083action under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1361, in the district court below seeking “back compensation” and industrial good time for an injury allegedly suffered during the course of his employment with the Federal Prison Industries.1 The district court granted the Government’s motion to dismiss. We vacate and remand with direction.
The district court dismissed on the ground that 28 C.F.R., § 301.1 et seq. requires an inmate to be within…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Albert H. Carter v. Robert Seamans, Jr., as Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. One 1970 Buick Riviera Bearing Serial No. 494870h910774, and National American Bank of New Orleans, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Louis H. Granade v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- John Howard Taylor v. Olin G. Blackwell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Arthur Mitchell, Gregory Robertson, and William Birtha v. Michael BeaubouefCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. David L. HicksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1976
- Cravatt v. ThomasDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1975
- Johnstone v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
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