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WADHAMS v. PROCUNIER

No. 84-6501.

772 F.2d 75 (1985)

Kimberly W. WADHAMS, Appellant, v. Raymond K. PROCUNIER; Michael Norris, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 6, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Glanz, Alexandria, Va., for appellant.

Peter H. Rudy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va. (Gerald L. Baliles, Atty. Gen., Guy W. Horsley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., on brief) and David P. Durbin, Washington, D.C. (Barry R. Poretz, Jordan Coyne Savits & Lopata, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellees.

Before HALL and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges, and HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge.

HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge:

In this action, based upon 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, Wadhams, a former inmate in Virginia's prison system, sought compensatory and punitive damages for having been held seven days longer than he would have been if he had been given credit for seven days spent in a jail in Florida, before Virginia authorities obtained custody of him. The defendant, Procunier, is the Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, while the defendant...

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