Legal Opinion
Larry Junior Ward v. Gene M. Johnson, Warden, Sgt. Gardner, Chairman of Adjustment Committee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1982No. 79-6304PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is an action by an inmate (Ward) of the Virginia prison system seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for an alleged violation of his federal constitutional right by state prison officers in the course of a disciplinary hearing on a charge of prison misconduct by the inmate. The original defendants were the warden of the prison where the inmate was assigned, the defendant Gene M. Johnson, and the Chairman of the Adjustment Committee presiding at the plaintiff’s disciplinary hearing, the defendant H. T. Gardner. The defendant Johnson was dismissed as a…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by48 opinions
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