Legal Opinion
Al-Mustafa Irshad v. Spann
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 19, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-0456-RPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Al-Mustafa Irshad is an inmate at the Virginia State Penitentiary. He has filed a section 1983 action against three correctional officers at the Powhatan Correctional Center. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976). Irshad’s complaint essentially alleges that he was deprived of four items of personal property through the negligence of these officers. The defendants move to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cognizable section 1983 claim. See Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The officers ask, in the alternative, for summary judgment. See id.…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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