Legal Opinion
O'Quinn v. Manuel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1985No. 84-4307PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant O’Quinn, an inmate of the Cal-casieu Parish Jail in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, brought this civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against the Calca-sieu Parish Police Jury,1 the Sheriff, two deputies, and four other inmates of the Jail. Appellant alleged that he suffered severe injuries from a beating he had received from other inmates while incarcerated at the Jail — an event which would have been less likely, if at all possible, had the Jail been better equipped and administered. Specifically, appellant alleged that his “injuries resulted from…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by73 opinions
- George Thompkins, Cross-Appellee v. Bill Belt, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Joseph M. Schultea, Sr. v. David Robert Wood, David Robert Wood, Homer Ford, W.F. "Slim" Plagens and Warren K. DriverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Robert J. Guidry v. Bank of Laplace, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Steve Benny v. Danny Pipes and Charles PayneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Ronald Lee Fee and Wife, Nancy Lee Fee, Individually and as Next Friends of Tracy John Fee, a Minor v. Joseph Milton HerndonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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