Leo Crumley v. Roy Snead, Individually, and as Sheriff of Calhoun County, Alabama

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• recognizing cause of action under § 1983 for violation of prisoner’s right to challenge extradition via writ of habeas corpus
• summaty judgment inappropriate where evidence indicated that the sheriff was acting under color of state law when he delivered plaintiff to Tennessee authorities without awaiting the outcome of the habeas corpus proceeding challenging extradition

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