Legal Opinion
Sockwell v. Phelps
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1994No. 93-03082PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants Gregory Sockwell, Raymond Rochon and John Crittle (the Prisoners) 1 filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants-Appellees C. Paul Phelps (Phelps), former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and Frank Blackburn (Blackburn), former Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, alleging that Phelps and Blackburn, in their individual capacities, violated their constitutional rights by racially segregating the prison’s two-man cells. After a de novo review of the record,- the district…
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