Legal Opinion
Ross v. Reed
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1983No. 83-6137PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Daniel Ross, a former North Carolina prison inmate, appeals from an order of the district court directing a verdict in favor of six defendant-employees1 of the North Carolina Department of Corrections in Ross’s action against them under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ross alleged that during his incarceration his first amendment rights had been violated when he was disciplined under a prison regulation for writing several letters to a state employee; he further claimed he had been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his eighth amendment…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Bobby Bland v. B. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
- Beresford N. Springer v. Gretchen SeamanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Waller v. ButkovichDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1984
- Stephen D. Zook v. Joseph T. Brown, William v. Mosher & Champaign CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Ross v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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