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WRIGHT v. WAGNER

No. 79-3118.

641 F.2d 239 (1981)

Naomi WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Odell WAGNER et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

March 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. N. Garcia, Gary Kilgore, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard W. Davis, Charles J. Wittenburg, San Angelo, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWN, THORNBERRY and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Ronnie Bernard Mitchell had a history of mental problems that resulted in his discharge from the United States Navy and a brief commitment to a mental hospital in Texas. On January 27, 1976, he was arrested in San Angelo and subsequently transferred to the Tom Green County jail. Mitchell became violent and incoherent, breaking up the chair in his cell before being placed in a stripped cell. The next day, Mitchell was found with the legs...

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