Legal Opinion

Clarence Ray Hines v. Sgt. William Boothe

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1988No. 87-6309PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Per curiam 1

Clarence Ray Hines appeals the district court opinion dismissing his section 1983 claim. Finding the district court’s decision correct, we affirm.

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Hines is in prison serving a sixty-year term. This case arises from certain facts surrounding his attempts to appeal the judgment that put him in prison.

Hines’ appointed counsel did appeal his case, and apparently sent him a copy of the appeal brief. Hines alleges that he never received it and wrote to his attorney asking for the brief. After the court of appeals had rendered its opinion, the attorney wrote Hines and included another copy of the…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Dennis Wayne Wilson v. Enrique M. Barrientos, Terry W. Huntsberry v. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  2. Warren Phillips Pink v. L.T. Lester P.J. GurneyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  3. Robert Shawn Treff v. Kerry Galetka, Individually and as the Mailroom Supervisor at the Utah State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  4. E. Scott McHenry v. Samuel ChadwickCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Ellery Cornelius Oliver v. James A. Collins, Texas Dept. Of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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