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LEE v. DOWNS

Nos. 79-6641, 79-6643.

641 F.2d 1117 (1981)

Debra LEE, Appellee, v. Ann DOWNS, Superintendent, Correctional Center for Women, Goochland, Virginia; Officer Brooks, Correctional Officer, Womens Correctional Center, Goochland, Virginia; Officer Patterson, Correctional Officer, Womens Correctional Center, Goochland, Virginia, Appellants. Debra LEE, Appellant, v. Ann DOWNS, Superintendent, Correctional Center for Women, Goochland, Virginia; Officer Brooks, Correctional Officer, Womens Correctional Center, Goochland, Virginia; Officer Patterson, Correctional Officer, Womens Correctional Center, Goochland, Virginia, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 5, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Robinson, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (Robinson, Eichler, Zaleski & Mason, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant in No. 79-6643 and appellee in No. 79-6641.

Alan Katz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen. of Virginia, Guy W. Horsley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellees in No. 79-6643 and appellants in No. 79-6641.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, BUTZNER and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge.

After having been treated rather shabbily, a female prisoner pressed four § 1983 claims against the superintendent of the prison and some of the guards. A jury found in her favor on all four of her claims against the superintendent and against two male guards on three of the claims. Substantial damages were awarded on all four claims. Entry of judgment for the defendants notwithstanding the verdict was awarded by the district court, ...

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