Legal Opinion
Rahman v. Stephenson
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided January 3, 1986No. Civ. 85-1111PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
TODD, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Defendant contends that Plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and that in any event Defendant has qualified immunity from suit under Section 1983. For the reasons stated herein, Defendant’s motion is, GRANTED.
Plaintiff complains of Defendant’s refusal to place him on the Lake County Regional Prison sick call roster under his adopted religious name, which is not his legal name. When Plaintiff attempted to do so, Defendant removed his name from- the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Inmates, Washington County Jail v. EnglandDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1980
- Akbar v. CanneyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Freeman v. TrudellDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1980
- Salahuddin v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Qaid Rafeeq Azeez and Abdullah Muhammad v. James W. Fairman, Warden, John E. Wright, Asst. Warden, and A. Dodge, 120 (c.o.)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Malik v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Ishaaq v. ComptonDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1995
- Meadows v. GibsonDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1994
- Davis v. Michigan Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1990
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