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- Title: Lee v. Downs
- Author : Fourth Circuit United States Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 05, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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After having been treated rather shabbily, a female prisoner pressed four § 1983 claims against the superintendent of the prison and some of the guards. A jury found in her favor on all four of her claims against the superintendent and against two male guards on three of the claims. Substantial damages were awarded on all four claims. Entry of judgment for the defendants notwithstanding the verdict was awarded by the district court, 470 F. Supp. 188, on three of the four claims so that judgment was entered in the plaintiff's favor upon only one of them. Each side has appealed, but we find ourselves in agreement with the district court's dispositions. I.