Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. Nosser
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
The court, having been convened en banc, having considered additional briefs and having heard oral argument, modifies the panel decision in this matter, Anderson v. Nosser, 5 Cir., 1971, 438 F. 2d 183, as follows.
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The federal cause of action is premised on 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. The panel decision was that the uncontradicted evidence made out a case as a matter of law that cruel and unusual punishment was inflicted upon plaintiffs, or some of them, at the Parchman State Penitentiary. Section 1983 vouchsafes “ [all] rights, privileges or immunities secured by the…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Tuttle; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Goldberg.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- William Whirl v. C. v. (Buster) Kern and Fidelity and Deposit Company of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by126 opinions
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- Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- William Oscar Hampton v. Holmesburg Prison Officials. Appeal of Richard BurkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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