Filed Date: Sept. 14, 1976
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An inmate at the Richmond City Jail in Virginia filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Virginia Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The plaintiff alleged that his constitutional rights had been violated by racial discrimination in the jail's classification procedures.
On December 26, 1976, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Judge Robert Merhige) held that the plaintiff's rights had been violated by racial discrimination in the jail's classification procedures and awarded the plaintiff $250 in compensatory damages. Mickens v. Winston, 462 F.Supp. 910 (E.D.Va. 1978). The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. Mickens v. Winston, 609 F.2d 508 (4th Cir. 1979). We have no further information in the proceedings in this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (4/14/2006)
Merhige, Robert Reynold Jr. (Virginia)
Hopper, James Walter (Virginia)
Merhige, Robert Reynold Jr. (Virginia)
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 14, 1976
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
City jail inmate alleging racial segregation of jail
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Virginia Department of Corrections (Richmond), State
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Order Duration: 1976 - None
Issues
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