Legal Opinion
Joseph Emmett Magee v. G.W. Waters, Sheriff, Portsmouth City Jail
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1987No. 85-6024PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint, which we consider as an order granting summary judgment, since a motion for summary judgment was made under FRCP 56 and affidavits were filed.
The plaintiff, Joseph Magee, was confined in the Portsmouth city jail for a period of 29 days, from July 23, 1984 until August 21st of that year, as a parole violator. He was transferred on August 21st, apparently to Nottoway Correctional Center, and at some time after that to Staun-ton Correctional Center.
Almost two months after his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dennis R. Cookish v. Michael Cunningham, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Fred A. Cruz, Etc. v. W. B. (Bill) HauckCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Williams v. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Williams v. LaraTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Eddie Williams v. J.H. Griffin, Superintendent J.C. Harris, Jr., Area Administrator Aaron J. Johnson, Secretary of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Robert Dale Strickler v. Gary Waters, Sheriff Commonwealth of Virginia City of Portsmouth Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Sands v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Harlan Clement Gibbs 19446039 v. Bureau of Prison OfficeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1997
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