Legal Opinion
Charlie Alexander v. Glenn Ware
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1983No. 83-2095PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the rights and remedies of a prisoner who alleges that the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) has found him guilty of institutional offenses on the basis of summary procedures. Charlie Alexander, an inmate at TDC’s Huntsville unit, seeks appellate review of an order dismissing his civil rights complaint. The district court concluded, alternatively, that Alexander could only challenge TDC disciplinary procedures through a habeas corpus petition and that the complaint did not, at any rate, state a claim for federal court relief. Alexander seeks in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Stidham v. Peace Officer Standards & TrainingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Ernest M. Serio v. Members of Louisiana State Board of Pardons, Howard Marsellus, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Kenneth Hanson v. Jon HeckelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Alan James Spina v. C.L. Aaron, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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