Legal Opinion
Ward v. Johnson
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 12, 1977No. Civ. A. No. CA 77-0442-RPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a state prisoner, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging various aspects of his confinement. Defendant Johnson is Superintendent of the Mecklenburg Correctional Center of the Virginia Department of Corrections. Jurisdiction is attained pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
The matter comes before the Court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and affidavits filed therewith. Plaintiff was notified of his right to submit counter affidavits but has failed to do so, stating in a written communication to the Court by way of affidavit, that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Charles L. Kirby v. Stanley Blackledge, Warden of Central Prison, and v. Lee Bounds, Commissioner of the North Carolina Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lamb v. HuttoDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1979
- Miller v. LandonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1982