Legal Opinion
William L. Bracey, Jr. v. John Grenoble
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 18, 1974No. 73-1769PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
We are to decide whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a non-jury *567finding of liability in a Civil Rights Act proceeding brought by a prisoner against the senior officer of the guard at a Pennsylvania correctional institution. The court adjudicated in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damages in the amount of $2,500.00. The officer has appealed. We reverse.
I
We immediately dispose of defendant’s improper venue contention. Clearly in a Civil Rights Act case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, venue did not properly lie in the Eastern District…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- George S. Krasnov v. Brendan DinanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Henry Howell v. CataldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Warren Curtis v. Angus Russell EveretteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Wright v. McMannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by50 opinions
- May v. EnomotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- William Oscar Hampton v. Holmesburg Prison Officials. Appeal of Richard BurkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- May v. EnomotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Mitchell v. Chester County Farms PrisonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Karr v. CastleDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1991
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