Legal Opinion
Lunsford v. Reynolds
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 10, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-C-7-L, 74-C-11-LPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
Once more, this court is presented the onerous task of attempting to unravel and resolve the complexities of a Civil Rights action initiated by prison inmates against their incareerators. 1 This petition suffers, as do many § 1983 complaints filed pro se by prison inmates, because it repeatedly concerns matters which are solely within the discretion of prison authorities and, in addition, contains many eonclusory allegations lacking in factual verification. Consequently, the court finds it inadequate to present a claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Holt v. SarverDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1970
- Negrich v. HohnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Church v. HegstromCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Nathan Breeden v. Hunter P. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Donald Raymond Smith v. Merle R. Schneckloth, Superintendent, California Conservation CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by21 opinions
- James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Stokes v. HurdleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Harris v. MurrayDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- Johnson v. LevineDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1978
- Boston v. StantonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1978
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