Legal Opinion
Alvin Lee Harrison v. Don Byrd, Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1985No. 84-1930PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
Alvin Lee Harrison, a Texas state prisoner, appeals from a district court order denying his motion to alter the summary judgment for the defendants in this civil rights case. The district court treated Harrison’s motion as a Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion. Finding that the district court should have granted the plaintiff’s motion, we reverse and remand this case to the district court.
The plaintiff brought an action for damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several Texas prison officials who allegedly used excessive force against him on May 17, 1984, when he entered the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Charles v. Shillingford v. Van E. Holmes, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Quillie B. Woodham v. The American Cystoscope Company of Pelham, N. Y., and the Xyz CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Pearl O. Meadows v. Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ralph E. Murphy, Cross-Appellee v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Ralph Hall v. Diamond M CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Phillips Oil Company v. Okc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Aldrich Enterprises, Inc., Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc. v. Oregon Cardio-Devices, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Fred G. Brown, D/B/A National Parakleen Co., and Micro-Bac International, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Petrolite Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Weldon Wells, Cross-Appellee v. Dallas Independent School District, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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