Legal Opinion
Christopher J. Murphy v. J.A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1994No. 94-20079PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Christopher J. Murphy, proceeding pro se and informa pauperis, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We affirm.
Background
An inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Murphy filed a section 1983 complaint against various prison officials, alleging violations of his constitutional rights in incidents occurring on April 8,1993 and during disciplinary proceedings which followed. Murphy claims that on the morning of April 8, Officer Beers intentionally poured hot coffee on his hand, causing him to drop his…
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