LYONS v. U.S. MARSHALS

No. 87-5421.

840 F.2d 202 (1988)

LYONS, James, Appellant, v. U.S. MARSHALS; Carlson, Norman, Director; Unknown Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Schumacher, Federal Public Defender, James V. Wade (argued), First Asst. Federal Public Defender, Harrisburg, Pa., for appellant.

James J. West, U.S. Atty., Timothy B. Haney (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Harrisburg, Pa., for appellees.

Before WEIS and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and COHILL, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant James Lyons instituted this suit while he was a pretrial detainee at the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (Lewisburg). The suit, brought under the authority of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), seeks damages and injunctive relief for the transfer of Lyons...

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