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Prisoner Entitled to Discover Identity of Attackers
Loaded on April 15, 1992
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1992, page 6
Prisoner Entitled To Discover Identity Of Attackers
Filed under:
Retaliation for Filing Grievances,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Discovery.
Location:
Texas.
Chris Murphy filed a 1983 suit claiming that while he was imprisoned in the Harris County Jail, in Texas, he was beaten and attacked by jail guards in retaliation for having complained of jail conditions. The district court dismissed his complaint as being …
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