Legal Opinion
Michael Angelo Blackwell v. Department of Offender Rehabilitation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 1987No. 85-8892PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants instituted an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging the violation of certain of their civil rights. The case was subsequently settled, and as part of the settlement each appellant executed a release witnessed by their attorney, David Roberson, which provided in part that “the undersigned, release, acquit and forever discharge ... [the defendants] ... from any and all claims, actions, causes of action ... [and] costs (including assessable court costs and attorney’s fees) ... which the undersigned now have or which may hereafter accrue on account of ... [the incidents which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Itel Containers International Corp. v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
- Jeff D. v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Blackwell ex rel. Blackwell v. Board of Offender RehabilitationDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1985
3Cited by11 opinions
- Frederick Lawrence White, Jr. Benjamin L. Staponski, Jr., and Gwen G. Caranchini v. General Motors Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Coghlan v. StarkeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Coghlan v. StarkeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Gum v. DudleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- In re BrownUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2014
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