Legal Opinion
Jessie E. Wright v. El Paso County Jail, Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1981No. 80-1695PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
Former county jail prisoner Wright appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his handwritten (on a form provided by the district court) pro se civil rights complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. See Fed.R.Civ.Pro. Rule 12(b)(6). We reverse and remand.
Wright, who is presently incarcerated in a New Mexico state prison, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the defendant El Paso County Jail, El Paso County Sheriff (by title and a name) and “other responsible parties” alleging they: (1) negligently and deliberately failed to…
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- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by48 opinions
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