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Christian v. Owens
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 7, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-0039-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This action was instituted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 to redress alleged deprivations of plaintiff’s decedent’s civil rights which occurred while he was incarcerated in the Buchanan County Jail, Grundy, Virginia, on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
While incarcerated, the decedent suffered a self-inflicted, mortal gunshot wound to his head. The weapon, a .25 caliber Titan automatic pistol, was secreted on his person when he was…
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