Legal Opinion
L. C. Stevens v. Jack Heard, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Harris County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1982No. 81-2230PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
The court sua sponte withdraws the opinion previously issued on January 11, 1982, 665 F.2d 578, 5th Cir., and substitutes the following as the opinion of the court.
L.C. Stevens appeals from the district court’s order denying his claims for injunc-tive and declaratory relief and dismissing without prejudice his claims for monetary damages. We affirm.
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Stevens was convicted by the State of Texas in June 1973 for selling heroin and sentenced to 50 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Later that year two detainers were lodged against him as a result of convictions in Harris County, Texas.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Frederick W. Turner v. Bill Armontrout, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Len C. Scott v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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