Legal Opinion
John Bowman v. N. L. Hale, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1972No. 28868PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
John Bowman, an inmate of the Alabama prison system, filed a civil rights complaint seeking injunctive relief and money damages for asserted deprivations of Federal constitutional rights resulting from a variety of alleged abuses in the administration and operation of the Atmore Prison. Among other claims he contended that (i) the failure to provide him with proper medical attention constituted cruel and unusual punishment within the prohibition of the Eighth Amendment and (ii) the confiscation and destruction of his law books and legal documents by prison officials established grounds for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Bowman v. HaleDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1969
3Cited by4 opinions
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Newman v. State of AlabamaDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1972
- Dreyer v. JaletDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972
- James E. Bilton, Jr. v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972