HAWK v. GEORGIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 93-8252.

44 F.3d 965 (1995)

Larry Michael HAWK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Bobby K. Whitworth, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Todd Carroll, Rome, GA, for appellant.

Neal Bradley Childers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, GA, for appellees.

Before KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge, GODBOLD and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judges.


GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant Larry Michael Hawk sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking injunctive relief and damages for the failure or refusal of Georgia correctional officials to release him to Texas, when, he asserts, his sentence by a Georgia court provided that he serve his Georgia sentence in Texas concurrently with a pre-existing Texas sentence. Restating, he contends that his total commitment time to be served under Georgia and Texas sentences...

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