Legal Opinion
Donald Williams, Cross-Appellant v. Carl Thomas, Joseph Bolt, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1982No. 81-1376PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Donald Williams initiated this section 1983 action seeking redress for injuries inflicted upon him while imprisoned in the Dallas County Jail, Dallas, Texas. Williams maintained that deputies Joseph Bolt and Larry Smith 1 imposed cruel and unusual punishment upon him and deprived him of his liberty without due process of law by grabbing him and slamming him against the wall and the floor of the Dallas County Jail. In an amended complaint, Williams added a state assault and battery action pursuant to the district court’s pendent jurisdiction and sought recovery of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by60 opinions
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