Legal Opinion
Eddie Williams v. J.H. Griffin, Superintendent J.C. Harris, Jr., Area Administrator Aaron J. Johnson, Secretary of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1991No. 89-6409PublishedCited by 665 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Eddie Williams, a North Carolina prisoner, filed a pro se verified complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking monetary damages, an injunction and declaratory relief as a result of prison overcrowding combined with unsanitary conditions. The defendants, various state prison officials (“the Prison Officials”), moved for summary judgment and dismissal. The district court notified Williams of the filing of the summary judgment motion and motion to dismiss and of his need to respond to the motions. However, Williams failed to respond to the defendants’ motions.
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