Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Loving
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 25, 1975No. Civ. A. 75-0003PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
James Alan Farmer, an inmate at the Augusta Correctional Unit #10, has filed pro se a complaint under Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jurisdiction is conferred upon the court pursuant to Title 28 U. S.C. § 1343(3) and (4). The petitioner was allowed by order of the court to pursue this action in forma pauperis. Petitioner seeks ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in damages and any appropriate injunctive relief.
Petitioner makes several allegations complaining of his treatment at the Augusta Correctional Unit #10 (hereinafter Unit # 10). Petitioner makes six…
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