King v. Blankenship, No. 78-6184

CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (4th Circuit)
Writing for the CourtBefore WINTER, Circuit Judge, FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge, and PHILLIPS; WINTER
Citation636 F.2d 70
PartiesEmmitt G. KING, Appellant, v. W. D. BLANKENSHIP, Superintendent; Louise D. Hall, Magistrate; James E.Johnson, Treatment Supr.; S. L. Townley, Captain of Guards, Appellees.
Decision Date05 December 1980
Docket NumberNo. 78-6184
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71 practice notes
  • Fisher v. Koehler, No. 83 Civ. 2128 (MEL).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. Southern District of New York
    • August 9, 1988
    ...standard in determining whether the Eighth Amendment rights of convicted prisoners have been violated. See, e.g., King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70, 73 (4th Cir.1980); Furtado v. Bishop, 604 F.2d 80, 95 (1st Cir.1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1035, 100 S.Ct. 710, 62 L.Ed.2d 672 58 Although, a......
  • Meyers v. Montgomery County Police Dept., No. 1190
    • United States
    • Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
    • September 1, 1992
    ...proscribed by state law rises to the level of a constitutional violation so as to support a section 1983 action"); King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70, 73 (4th Cir.1980) ("not every instance of the use of excessive force gives rise to a cause of action under § 1983 merely because it gives rise......
  • Blair v. Austin, No. 35, Sept. Term, 2019
    • United States
    • Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
    • June 2, 2020
    ...see Fillmore v. Page, 358 F.3d 496, 504 (7th Cir. 2004) ; Baldwin v. Stalder, 137 F.3d 836, 839 (5th Cir. 1998) ; King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70, 71 (4th Cir. 1980), and that the circuit court was correct in denying the motion for judgment1 of Officer 469 Md. 30 Austin, given that the Est......
  • Albers v. Whitley, Civ. A. No. 81-517-PA.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Court (Oregon)
    • August 31, 1982
    ...The unjustified striking, beating, or infliction of bodily harm upon a prisoner gives rise to liability under § 1983. King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70, 72 (4th Cir. 1980). The eighth amendment, applicable to the states through the fourteenth amendment, prohibits the infliction of cruel and ......
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71 cases
  • Spell v. McDaniel, No. 84-06-CIV-3.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. Eastern District of North Carolina
    • July 12, 1984
    ...the Fourth and Eighth Amendments which give rise to the right of physical integrity for pretrial detainees. See King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70 (4th Cir.1980); Loe v. Armistead, 582 F.2d 1291 (4th Cir.1978), cert. denied sub nom. Moffitt v. Loe, 446 U.S. 928, 100 S.Ct. 1865, 64 L.Ed.2d 281......
  • Fisher v. Koehler, No. 83 Civ. 2128 (MEL).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. Southern District of New York
    • August 9, 1988
    ...standard in determining whether the Eighth Amendment rights of convicted prisoners have been violated. See, e.g., King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70, 73 (4th Cir.1980); Furtado v. Bishop, 604 F.2d 80, 95 (1st Cir.1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1035, 100 S.Ct. 710, 62 L.Ed.2d 672 58 Although, a......
  • Meyers v. Montgomery County Police Dept., No. 1190
    • United States
    • Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
    • September 1, 1992
    ...proscribed by state law rises to the level of a constitutional violation so as to support a section 1983 action"); King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70, 73 (4th Cir.1980) ("not every instance of the use of excessive force gives rise to a cause of action under § 1983 merely because it gives rise......
  • Blair v. Austin, No. 35, Sept. Term, 2019
    • United States
    • Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
    • June 2, 2020
    ...see Fillmore v. Page, 358 F.3d 496, 504 (7th Cir. 2004) ; Baldwin v. Stalder, 137 F.3d 836, 839 (5th Cir. 1998) ; King v. Blankenship, 636 F.2d 70, 71 (4th Cir. 1980), and that the circuit court was correct in denying the motion for judgment1 of Officer 469 Md. 30 Austin, given that the Est......
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