Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1990No. 89-279PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
Jimmy J. Vaughn appeals from the dismissal of his pro se motion, in which he challenged his transfer from Lorton to a county prison facility in Texas and alleged violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. The trial court dismissed Vaughn’s motion on jurisdictional grounds. Although we find that the trial court erred in concluding that it lacked jurisdiction over Vaughn’s claims, we nonetheless affirm the dismissal of his motion challenging transfer, on grounds that he fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and of his Eighth Amendment claims, on grounds…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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