Legal Opinion

Farr v. Rodriguez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 5, 2007No. 05-41395UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Larry Shane Farr, formerly Texas prisoner # 665164, filed a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against 50 prison officials arising out of his classification as a gang member and placement in administrative segregation. After conducting a hearing pursuant to Spears v. McCotter, 766 F.2d 179 (5th Cir.1985), the district court dismissed the complaint as frivolous. Because we conclude that many of Farr’s claims are now moot due to his release from prison and that the remaining claims are without merit, we affirm.

Farr alleged that in July 2003 prison officials erroneously classified…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Wilkinson v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. James Stephen Jones v. M.L. Greninger, M.L. Greninger Yolanda Cornelius Ralph FigueroaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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