Legal Opinion

Percy L. Good v. Bill Allain, Morris Thigpen, Donald Cabana, and the State of Mississippi

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 23, 1987No. 86-4903PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Per curiam

Pro se plaintiff, Percy Good (“Good”), appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Governor of Mississippi, Bill Allain, the Commissioner for the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Morris L. Thigpen, and the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Donald Cabana, 646 F.Supp. 1029. We affirm the district court’s judgment dismissing the case for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), but modify that portion of the judgment dismissing with prejudice and order the dismissal be without prejudice.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ennis Nettles v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. Genus D. Ulmer v. George Chancellor, Sheriff, and Jones County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. Leroy L. Trufant v. Autocon, Inc., a Subsidiary of Camco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. Leo Crumley v. Roy Snead, Individually, and as Sheriff of Calhoun County, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. Gary Moawad v. Major Fred Childs and Sgt. Jerry UptonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Fred Douglas Mills v. Criminal District Court 3, Hon. Gary Stephens, and Lee Ann Breading, District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  2. Rodriguez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  3. Wendell Dale Lewis and Martin Hernandez v. Warden WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  4. Donald S. George v. John T. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. Boswell v. Honorable Governor of TexasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2000

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