Legal Opinion
Clifford v. Gibbs
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2002No. 01-30378PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
I. BACKGROUND
In April 1998, David Drew Clifford, a federal prisoner, filed a § 1983 action against three federal marshals and against Saint Tammany Parish officials alleging, among other things, that the defendants failed to protect him from another prisoner, James Brown, during his pre-trial confinement at Saint Tammany Parish Jail in early 1998. 1 Clifford sought declaratory relief and compensatory and punitive damages. He alleged in his complaint that he had not filed an administrative grievance because no relief could be provided. The district court dismissed…
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