Worsham v. Lanham
Worsham v. Lanham
Opinion
UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 95-7267
JOHN LEE WORSHAM, Plaintiff - Appellant, and WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B. SMITH; DONALD L.
KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
RICHARD A. LANHAM, Defendant - Appellee, and
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N.
ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C.
PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A. JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Commissioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Com- missioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants.
No. 95-7324
JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JOSEPH B. SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
RICHARD A. LANHAM, Defendant - Appellee, and
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N.
ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C.
PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A. JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Commissioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Com- missioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants.
No. 95-7343
CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW, Plaintiff - Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B. SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
RICHARD A. LANHAM, Defendant - Appellee, and
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N.
ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C.
PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A. JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Commissioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Com- missioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants.
No. 95-7344
WALLACE WARD; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; CHARLES HATFIELD; JOHN LEE WORSHAM, Plaintiffs - Appellees, and CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JOSEPH B. SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs - Appellees, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellants.
No. 95-7438
HERCULES WILLIAMS, Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B.
SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellees.
No. 95-7439
JOSEPH COLVIN, Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B.
SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellees.
No. 95-7440
MARVIN WILLIAMSON, Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B.
SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellees.
No. 95-7441
FREDERICK JOHNSON, Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B.
SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellees.
No. 95-7442
CLIFTON ANDERSON, Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B.
SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellees.
No. 95-7599
CLIFTON MOORE, Appellant, and
JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B.
SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellees.
No. 95-7600
DAVID P. BROWN, Appellant, and JOHN LEE WORSHAM; WALLACE WARD; CLARENCE JULIUS CHEW; JEFFREY STEVEN KERSEY; JOSEPH B.
SMITH; DONALD L. KNOX; CHARLES HATFIELD; DOROTHY STEVENSON; KAREN FRIED; LISTON NOBLE; ANTHONY EDWARD HENDERSON; CLIFFORD HINDS-BEY; JONNY BROWN; PERCY SMITH, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, versus
WILLIAM D. SCHAEFFER; BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; RICHARD A. LANHAM; DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS; MARVIN N. ROBBINS, Executive Director, IGO; MELANIE C. PEREIRA, Deputy Commissioner; MARY ANNE SAAR, Former Acting Secretary; PAUL DAVIS, Chairman; MARJORIE A.
JENNINGS, Commissioner; FRANK PAPPAS, Com- missioner; PATRICIA K. CUSHWA, Commissioner; MACEO WILLIAMS, Commissioner; DAN ZACCAGNINI, Commissioner; MICHAEL C. BLOUNT, Commissioner, Defendants - Appellees.
Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge. (CA-93-1891-JFM, CA-93-1953-JFM, CA-93-2343-JFM, CA-93-4060-JFM, CA-93-2017-JFM, CA-93-2089-JFM, CA-93-2166-JFM, CA-93-3535-JFM, CA- 93-3633-JFM, CA-94-113-JFM, CA-94-862-JFM, CA-94-1260-JFM)
Submitted: January 9, 1996 Decided: January 31, 1996 Before WILKINS and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
John Lee Worsham, Jeffrey Steven Kersey, Clarence Julius Chew, Hercules Williams, Joseph Colvin, Marvin Williamson, Frederick Johnson, Clifton Anderson, Milton Moore, David P. Brown, Appellants Pro Se. John Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General, Stephanie Judith Lane-Weber, Assistant Attorney General, Carmen Mercedes Shepard, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM: Plaintiffs appeal from the district court's order granting in part, and denying in part, relief on their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) complaint. Defendants have cross-appealed. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Worsham v. Lanham, Nos. CA-93-1891-JFM; CA-93-1953-JFM; CA- 93-2017-JFM; CA-93-2089-JFM; CA-93-2166-JFM; CA-93-2343-JFM; CA-93- 3535-JFM; CA-93-3633-JFM; CA-94-113-JFM; CA-94-862-JFM; CA-94-1260- JFM; CA-93-4060-JFM (L) (D. Md. Aug. 1, 1995, Aug. 3, 1995). We deny the Plaintiffs' motions to appoint counsel and file an amended complaint. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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