Legal Opinion
Joseph Wilson v. Charles C. Foti
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1987No. 86-3303PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Joseph Wilson appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim attacking the conditions and duration of his confinement with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Because his claim attacked the facts of his confinement, the district court construed his claim as one arising under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The dis trict court then dismissed the claim because Wilson had not exhausted his available state remedies. We affirm.
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In 1981, Wilson entered a guilty plea to a charge of passing worthless checks and was sentenced to serve 40 months in Orleans Parish…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. WimberlySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Freddie Richardson v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- McGrew v. Texas Board of Pardons & ParolesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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- Ford v. CockrellDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2004
- Broussard v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1996
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