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No. 353046
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Ernest Lee Douglas v. R. M. Muncy, Individually and as Superintendent, Powhatan Correctional Center of the Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Virginia, and H. G. Spann, Individually and as Captain and Officer in Charge, West Housing Unit, Powhatan Correctional Center of the Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ernest Lee Douglas v. Jack Davis, Director, Department of Corrections, Ernest Lee Douglas v. Wyatt A. Moorefield, Individually and as Probation and Parole Officer, Probation and Parole District No. 1, Commonwealth of Virginia, Pleasant C. Shields, Individually and as Chairman and Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Nathaniel W. Perdue, Individually and as Member of Virginia Probation and Parole Board, W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Mrs. Margaret B. Davis, Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Morris L. Ridley, Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board

No. 353046 · Decided January 20, 1978
No. 353046 · Fourth Circuit · 1978 · FlawFinder last updated this page Apr. 2, 2026
Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
January 20, 1978
Citation
No. 353046
Disposition
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Ernest Lee Douglas v. R. M. Muncy, Individually and as Superintendent, Powhatan Correctional Center of the Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Virginia, and H. G. Spann, Individually and as Captain and Officer in Charge, West Housing Unit, Powhatan Correctional Center of the Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ernest Lee Douglas v. Jack Davis, Director, Department of Corrections, Ernest Lee Douglas v. Wyatt A. Moorefield, Individually and as Probation and Parole Officer, Probation and Parole District No. 1, Commonwealth of Virginia, Pleasant C. Shields, Individually and as Chairman and Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Nathaniel W. Perdue, Individually and as Member of Virginia Probation and Parole Board, W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Mrs. Margaret B. Davis, Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Morris L. Ridley, Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Ernest Lee Douglas v. R. M. Muncy, Individually and as Superintendent, Powhatan Correctional Center of the Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Virginia, and H. G. Spann, Individually and as Captain and Officer in Charge, West Housing Unit, Powhatan Correctional Center of the Department of Corrections, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ernest Lee Douglas v. Jack Davis, Director, Department of Corrections, Ernest Lee Douglas v. Wyatt A. Moorefield, Individually and as Probation and Parole Officer, Probation and Parole District No. 1, Commonwealth of Virginia, Pleasant C. Shields, Individually and as Chairman and Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Nathaniel W. Perdue, Individually and as Member of Virginia Probation and Parole Board, W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Mrs. Margaret B. Davis, Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board, Morris L. Ridley, Individually and as Member, Virginia Probation and Parole Board in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on January 20, 1978.
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