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Davidson v. Dixon

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided June 20, 1974No. Civ. A. 4599PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

STAPLETON, District Judge:

Glenn Davidson, a state prisoner, here seeks compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of his right to due process of law and of his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. The defendants are the State of Delaware, Harry W. Towers, who at the relevant time was Deputy Superintendent of the Department of Corrections, Raymond W. Anderson, Warden of the Delaware Correctional Center at Smyrna —the prison in which plaintiff is housed —Harold Martin, the captain of the guard force at Smyrna, and guards Ernest Dixon and Richard…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Ford Motor Co. v. Department of TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. International Fidelity Insurance v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  2. Rascon v. HardimanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Embrey v. HollyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
  4. Taylor v. NicholsDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1976
  5. Thomas Wesley Harris v. B. J. ChanclorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976

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