1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 693 F.2d
  5. 693 F.2d 566 (1982)
 

SAMPSON v. KING

No. 82-3152. Summary Calendar.

693 F.2d 566 (1982)

Henry SAMPSON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John T. KING, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Corrections, and Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 14, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Marvin Montgomery, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Baton Rouge, La., for respondents-appellants.

Henry Sampson, pro se.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Henry Sampson, an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, brought this § 1983 action against C. Paul Phelps, former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Corrections, Frank Blackburn, former Warden at Angola, and two correctional officers. Sampson claimed that he was injured by Parathion, a pesticide used by Angola in its farming operations. The case was tried by consent before...

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