Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Riddle
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 23, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-0074-RPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, an inmate confined to the Virginia State Penitentiary, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaining of the medical treatment he has received and the procedures under which plaintiff was placed in maximum security status. Defendants Riddle and Blankenship are the superintendents of the Virginia State Penitentiary and Bland Correctional Center, respectively, and Lieutenant Barlow is the officer in charge of the maximum security building of the Virginia State Penitentiary. Plaintiff seeks damages, release from maximum security confinement,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Nathan Breeden v. Hunter P. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Arden Francis Blanks, Jr. v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Etc., and Courtland C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Ferrell v. HuffmanDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Peterson v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1976
- Vice v. HarveyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1978
- LeGrande v. RedmanDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1977
- Faison v. RiddleDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1977
- Patterson v. RiddleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977