Legal Opinion
Muhammad v. Warden, Baltimore City Jail
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1988No. 85-7005PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the standards which should control in deciding whether to stay a prisoner’s civil rights action pending the prisoner’s release from prison. Because we find the district court’s explanation of its sua sponte stay of a prisoner’s action here inadequate to permit fair review under the relevant standards, we vacate the stay order and remand for reconsideration in accordance with this opinion.
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In 1979, while appellant Karriem Wali Muhammad was detained in the Baltimore City Jail pending trial on federal bank robbery charges, he was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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