Legal Opinion
Edward Donald McCullough v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1988No. 87-2604PublishedCited by 617 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Edward McCullough, was serving a sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) when he initiated this pro se suit claiming violation of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. His suit is against various TDC officials including a warden at his unit, alleging that he sustained debilitating neck and back injuries after being forced to work in unsafe conditions without the proper safety equipment. Appellant also alleged that he was forced to work while injured, that a warden tried to murder him, and that he was deprived of good time credits and placed in solitary confinement…
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