Legal Opinion
Holland v. Connors
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1974No. 73-3352PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Benjamin Holland, an inmate lawfully incarcerated by the state of Florida at its Sumter Correctional Institute, brought this Section 1983 action against the prison superintendent, K. D. Connors, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and monetary damages for deprivation of rights secured to him by the Constitution. The district court dismissed the complaint without a response or a hearing. We vacate and remand.
Holland’s pro se complaint unadroitly alleged that two prison guards, who believed he was a participant in the homosexual rape of another prisoner, detained him in an isolation…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Martin Edgar Tuley v. Louis Heyd, Jr., Criminal Sheriff, Orleans ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Sands v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Columbus Brown, A/K/A Lenwood Johnson v. Fred Crawford, Director of Dade County JailCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Leo Henzel v. Richard Gerstein, Robert L. Shevin, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Terry Ray Taylor v. M. M. (Hoot) GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Santiago v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Fialkowski v. ShappDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
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