Legal Opinion
Danny Joe Bradley v. Bill Pryor
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 2002No. 18-13049PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
Danny Joe Bradley, an Alabama prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his suit to compel the government to produce evidence for DNA testing. The court held that Bradley’s suit, which was filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was the “functional equivalent” of a petition for habeas corpus, and should therefore be dismissed as a second or successive habeas petition filed without the requisite authorization from the Court of Appeals. Bradley now appeals that ruling and argues that his suit was properly brought pursuant to § 1983 because…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Abella v. RubinoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Cunningham v. District Attorney's Office for Escambia CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- Grier v. KlemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
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