· 1/10/1992
Christopher James Murphy v. Mark Kellar
Citations
- 950 F.2d 290
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 233
- 1992 WL 28
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that identities of unknown defendants for whom plaintiff provided physical descriptions, partial names and positions, could be determined from duty rosters and personnel records
- holding that a plaintiff bringing a section 1983 action must “specify the personal involvement of each defendant”
- holding that a plaintiff bringing a section 1983 action must “specify the personal involvement of each defendant”
- stating that plaintiff should be given the opportunity to discover the identities of unnamed defendants in certain circumstances
- noting that in certain circumstances, a plaintiff should be given the opportunity through discovery to discover the identities of unnamed defendants
- holding suit in which prisoner gave officers’ last names and described their physical appearances was not frivolous
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Judges: Politz, King, Garza
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