Legal Opinion
Lutfi Shaqf Talal v. Quenton White
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2005No. 03-6584PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TARNOW, District Judge.
Appellant, Lutfi Shaqf Talal (a.k.a. James Taylor), appeals the district court’s dismissal of his civil rights complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(l) for failure to state a claim. The issues on appeal are whether (1) the district court erred in dismissing the Middle Tennessee Reception Center (MTRC) defendants; (2) Talal has stated a viable Eighth Amendment claim based on exposure to high levels of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS or smoke); and (3) Talal’s allegations of retaliation are sufficient to state a claim under the First and Fourteenth…
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