Legal Opinion
James Harvey Johnson v. Warden Noah Alldredge and Corrections Officer Cronrath
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 12, 1973No. 73-1177PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, brought this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (1970) against the prison warden, Alldredge, and a prison guard, Cronrath, seeking $35,000 damages for the alleged unconstitutional taking of his property and interference with his access to the courts. Defendants moved for dismissal and both plaintiff and defendants moved for summary judgment. In support of their motions the defendants urged, inter alia, that they are immune from damage liability for their official acts. The District Judge denied the motions, declaring that…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by114 opinions
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