Legal Opinion
West v. Keve
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 11, 1982No. Civ. A. 76-61PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Procedural History
Plaintiff Kermit West, a prisoner in the Delaware Correctional Center (DCC), brought suit against defendants Paul W. Keve and Raymond Anderson in February, 1976, alleging violations of his civil rights and of his Eighth Amendment right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment. He brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The suit was dismissed upon findings that the requested elective surgery had been performed and that the plea for damages was barred by the Eleventh Amendment. Plaintiff appealed the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by9 opinions
- West v. KeveCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Van Johnson v. Dr. Richard K. Bowers and John R. Douglas, Co IIICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Ospina v. Department of Corrections, State of Del.District Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Delker v. MaassDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1994
- Monmouth County Correctional Institution Inmates v. LanzaroDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
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