Legal Opinion
Pressly v. Gregory
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1987No. Nos. 86-7412, 86-7413PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Francis Hunter Pressly, a South Carolina inmate, brought a civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against two Virginia state magistrates and six law enforcement officers from Virginia and South Carolina. Pressly alleged that his involuntary transfer from a Virginia prison to a South Carolina penal institution violated his constitutional right to due process and was accomplished with recourse to constitutionally excessive force. In this consolidated appeal and cross-appeal, Pressly now challenges an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of…
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