KELLERMAN v. ASKEW

No. 75-2280.

541 F.2d 1089 (1976)

Stuart KELLERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Reubin ASKEW, Governor of the State of Florida, Oliver J. Keller, Secretary of the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Louis Wainwright, Director of Prisons, Annabelle Mitchell, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Prisons and Dave Bachman, Assistant Director of the Division of Prisons, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren S. Schwartz, N. Miami Beach, Fla., S. George Berkley, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Raymond W. Gearey, Jr., Fla. Div. of Corrections, Thomas M. Beason, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge, and MILLER, Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Stuart Kellerman brought this § 1983 action seeking monetary damages and an injunction1 against the Governor of the State of Florida and various other state officials and supervisory personnel of the Florida Division of Corrections. The lower court granted summary judgment to the respondents, holding that Kellerman must either show personal knowledge by the respondents of the wrongful acts complained of or must bring suit...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases