Legal Opinion
Christopher James Murphy v. Mark Kellar
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1992No. 91-2682PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, Murphy filed an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging harassment, retaliatory acts, and assault while imprisoned at the Harris County Jail. More specifically, Murphy alleges that he was assaulted on January 17, 1987 by deputies and again on August 17, 1987 by inmates and deputies. Murphy believes that these assaults, along with other “punishments,” were in retaliation for his filing numerous grievances within the jail. After conducting an evi-dentiary hearing, the district court dismissed Murphy’s action as frivolous on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Owens v. OkureSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by130 opinions
- Robert Davis v. Walter R. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Spencer Charles Parker v. Don Carpenter, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Graves v. HamptonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Jones v. St. Tammany Parish JailDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1998
- Holland Ex Rel. Holland v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1999
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