Legal Opinion
Jerrell Dorsey v. J.C. Edge, Officer
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1987No. 86-8706PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Jerrell Dorsey, a Georgia inmate, brings this appeal from the district court’s dismissal of his civil rights suit against Officer J.C. Edge and Warden Dale Glenn. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the district court’s order.
Dorsey filed this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Edge struck him in the head and mouth with a set of keys and then conspired with Glenn to conceal the truth about the assault. After determining that Dorsey's complaint was not frivolous, the district court appointed counsel and granted a 90 day extension of time for discovery. The…
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