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No. 544937
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
James Lyons v. Edwin Meese, Individually and in His Capacity, as Attorney General for the United States Michael Quinlan, Individually and in His Capacity as Current Director of the Bureau of Prisons Norman Carlson, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Director of the Bureau of Prisons Jeffrey Clark, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Warden of Fci, Petersburg, Virginia S.R. Rhoades, Individually and in His Capacity as Unit Manager of Fci, Petersburg, Virginia John Does, Employees of the Bureau of Prisons
No. 544937 · Decided July 12, 1990
No. 544937·Fourth Circuit · 1990·
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Case Details
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
July 12, 1990
Citation
No. 544937
Disposition
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James Lyons v. Edwin Meese, Individually and in His Capacity, as Attorney General for the United States Michael Quinlan, Individually and in His Capacity as Current Director of the Bureau of Prisons Norman Carlson, Individually and in His Former Capacity as Director of the Bureau of Prisons Jeffrey Clark, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Warden of Fci, Petersburg, Virginia S.R. Rhoades, Individually and in His Capacity as Unit Manager of Fci, Petersburg, Virginia John Does, Employees of the Bureau of Prisons is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
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This case was decided on July 12, 1990.
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