Legal Opinion
Redmond v. Baxley
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 7, 1979No. Civ. A. 5-72333PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER CONCERNING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT OR NEW TRIAL
PHILIP PRATT, District Judge.
This case was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 by a prisoner who alleged that he was raped by three inmates while in a prison infirmary. The plaintiff sought to recover damages from two state officers, a nurse-supervisor and the Director of the state Department of Corrections, who were alleged to have been responsible for the impairment of his civil rights. At the close of the trial the jury returned a verdict against both defendants and in favor of the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Timothy Taylor v. Michigan Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Thomas Turpin v. Joseph MailetCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
- Edward Bowen v. Charlie Watkins, Chief of Police of the City of Columbus, Mississippi, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Jose Santiago, Cross-Appellee v. Michael P. Lane, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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