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KENNIBREW v. RUSSELL

No. Civ. 3-83-654.

578 F.Supp. 164 (1983)

George W. KENNIBREW v. Bill RUSSELL, Superintendent, Knox County Penal Farm, and Knox County Sheriff's Department.

United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, N.D.

December 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Kennibrew, pro se.

Geoffrey P. Emery, Asst. Law Director, Knoxville, Tenn., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.

This is an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by an inmate at the Knox County Penal Farm challenging the conditions of confinement as unconstitutional under the eighth amendment of the United States Constitution. This case is before the Court on defendants' motion to dismiss.

Defendants state that Knox County Penal Farm is merely a name designation of the Knox County Workhouse; consequently Knox County Penal...

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