Legal Opinion
Peter Simmons, Jr. v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1972No. 72-1533PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Simmons has appealed the district court’s dismissal of his Civil Rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, et seq. We vacate the judgment below and remand for further proceedings.
The appellant is a prisoner of the State of Florida, presently incarcerated at Raiford, Florida. However, he seeks damages arising out of his detention in punitive segregation while an inmate of the Apalachee Correctional Institution at Chattahoochee, Florida.
In his petition filed below, he initially alleges that he was placed in segregation for “kiting out” letters to his attorney and the then Governor of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- United States of America Ex Rel. Burwell L. Jones v. Alfred T. Rundle, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Enrique B. Andrade v. W. B. (Bill) Hauck, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Robert Grene v. S. J. Britton, Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by3 opinions
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- David Culp v. William Martin, U.S. MarshalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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