Legal Opinion

Johnny Calvin Bailey v. Glenn Johnson, M.D.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 15, 1988No. 87-2096PublishedCited by 368 opinions

1Per curiam

Johnny Calvin Bailey, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals the dismissal of his civil rights suit against a prison physician. The district court found that the complaint, although it named a different defendant, duplicated the allegations in a prior suit and dismissed the successive case as frivolous. We affirm.

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Johnny Calvin Bailey (“Bailey”) is an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections (“TDC”) who has experienced numerous health problems. In June 1985, he brought a civil rights action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Norman R. Spears v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  2. Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  3. Jones v. BalesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
  4. Fay Monroe Van Meter v. Leroy Morgan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of CalhouncountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  5. Hill v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1976

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3Cited by368 opinions

  1. Cato v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. Dennis Wayne Wilson v. Enrique M. Barrientos, Terry W. Huntsberry v. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  3. Waseem Daker v. Timothy WardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
  4. McWilliams v. State of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  5. Willard Barrett Wilson v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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