Legal Opinion
Scott v. Vandiver
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1973No. Nos. 72-1760, 72-1761PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Harold W. Vandiver, George Mc-Mahan, and Ray McMahan appeal1 from a judgment holding them liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970)2 for an assault against Luther G. Scott, Jr. They assert that the district court should have required Scott to exhaust available state judicial remedies before proceeding under § 1983; that the trial judge made erroneous findings of fact and conclusions of law; that they were not acting “under color of” state law; that neither Harold W. Vandiver, the county sheriff, nor George McMahan, the county supervisor, was responsible for the acts of James…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. ClassicSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Marjorie Glasson v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- V. Stevens Kite v. Clarence M. Kelley, Director, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Mentavlos v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Clyde C. Dean v. Vernon Shirer and John Dukes WactorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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