1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 767 F.2d
  5. 767 F.2d 174 (1985)
 

O'QUINN v. MANUEL

No. 84-4307.

767 F.2d 174 (1985)

James Richard O'QUINN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert MANUEL, T.A. Morvant, Robert Searcy, Calcasieu Parish, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

See Amended Opinion of October 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Everett, Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Terry J. Manuel, Lake Charles, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, RUBIN and HILL, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Appellant O'Quinn, an inmate of the Calcasieu Parish Jail in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, brought this civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) against the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury,1 the Sheriff, two deputies, and four other inmates of the Jail. Appellant alleged that he suffered severe injuries from a beating he had received from other inmates while incarcerated at the Jail — an event which...

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