Legal Opinion
Winston Holloway v. Robert Gunnell, Warden, Fci
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1982No. 81-2344PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This is a pro se action by a federal prisoner against several officers of the federal prison in Texarkana, Texas. Plaintiff claims that during a brief stay in the Texarkana prison these officers (1) subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment, (2) denied him access to the courts, and (3) placed him in disciplinary confinement without due process of law. The district court permitted plaintiff to file his complaint in forma pauperis, but it dismissed the complaint prior to service of process on the defendants. The defendants have never appeared in this action and have…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Alabama v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by109 opinions
- Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Judson Warren White v. C.M. White, Warden A v. Dodrill, Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Alan Kimbrough McFadden v. Eddie LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Rourke v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Underwood v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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