Legal Opinion
Anthony F. McDonald v. Frank A. Hall
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 29, 1979No. 79-1239PublishedCited by 1,198 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Prisoner McDonald appeals from the dismissal of his § 1983 complaint for failure to state a cause of action. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Appellant’s pro Se complaint, which we construe liberally as we must, Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976), relates a series of events surrounding the transfer of appellant and ten other inmates from MCI-Walpole to Norfolk. Appellant states that he resisted the transfer on the grounds that it was motivated by a desire to punish him for his efforts in filing legal actions against prison…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by1,198 opinions
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