Legal Opinion
In Re Edward James Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1982No. 81-2296PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
At the time the briefs were filed in this petition for a writ of mandamus, Edward James Sessions was in the Texas penitentiary, convicted of capital murder.
Previously, he had been a pretrial detainee in the Smith County Jail at Tyler.
On March 24,1980, Sessions filed his individual civil action in federal district court, alleging violations of his Constitutional rights while being disciplined for misconduct in the jail, complaining of jail conditions, seeking injunctive relief, and suing for money damages. Represented by counsel, Sessions was allowed to proceed informa…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Arthur Edward Sheehan v. Army and Air Force Exchange Service, an Instrumentality of the Departments of the Army and of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Colonial Times, Inc., D.B.A. The Daily Rag v. Honorable Oliver Gasch, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Donlon Industries, Inc. v. Michael Forte and Gerald Ehrlich, and Tessel, Paturick & Ostrau, Inc., and Lionel WeiserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- In re First South Savings Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In re DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Texaco Inc. v. Louisiana Land and Exploration Co., State of Louisiana, Department of Natural Resources, and the State Mineral BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Jahr v. IU International Corp.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1986
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