Legal Opinion
Moses I. Lewis, Jr. v. Morris Thigpen, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1985No. 84-4271PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Moses I. Lewis filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Charles Floyd, former director of the Leflore County Restitution Center (Restitution Center), an institution under the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Lewis alleged that defendant Floyd violated his due process rights in Lewis’ transfer from the Restitution Center to the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. 1 After a bench trial, the magis trate recommended that judgment be entered for the defendant. The district court followed this recommendation, and Lewis appeals. The central issue on appeal is…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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