HUDSON v. EDMONSON

No. 86-5121.

848 F.2d 682 (1988)

Gary HUDSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lt. Harlan EDMONSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara W. Jones, Linda G. Cooper (argued), David A. Sexton, Corrections Cabinet, Office of Gen. Counsel, Frankfort, Ky., Leslie Patterson Vose, Landrum, Shouse, & Patterson, Lexington, Ky., for defendant-appellant.

Joseph Elder, II, Robert A. Lee (argued), Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ENGEL, Chief Judge, JONES and NELSON, Circuit Judges.


ENGEL, Chief Judge.

In this prisoner civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, defendant Lt. Harlan Edmonson appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky denying his motion for summary judgment. In his original motion and on appeal, Edmonson contends that he is entitled to qualified immunity from personal liability for the acts charged in the complaint.

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