Case: Mickens v. Winston

3:76-00429 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Sept. 14, 1976

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Case Summary

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)

People


Judge(s)

Merhige, Robert Reynold Jr. (Virginia)

Attorney for Defendant

Hopper, James Walter (Virginia)

Judge(s)

Merhige, Robert Reynold Jr. (Virginia)

Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

3:76-00429

Memorandum

Dec. 26, 1978

Dec. 26, 1978

Order/Opinion

462 F.Supp. 462

79-06080

Reported Opinion

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Sept. 26, 1979

Sept. 26, 1979

Order/Opinion

609 F.2d 609

Docket

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Case Details

State / Territory: Virginia

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

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):

Private Plaintiff

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:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Unreasonable search and seizure

Equal Protection

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Order Duration: 1976 - None

Issues

General:

Classification / placement

Racial segregation

Discrimination-basis:

Race discrimination

Type of Facility:

Government-run