· 10/19/1973
United States of America Ex Rel. James \Doc\ Bailey v. Reubin O'd. Askew and Louie Wainwright
Citations
- 486 F.2d 134
- 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 7438
How courts have described this case
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- stating that “a jailer cannot be held liable for an error in an order of commitment which is patently proper”
- Correction officials immune from suit for damages under § 1983 for acts committed pursuant to judicial order
- state correctional division director immune from § 1983 damages for confining appellant pursuant to order of commitment handed down by a court in its judicial role
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Judges: Brown, Dyer, Simpson
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