Sandoval v. Wackenhut Correctional
Sandoval v. Wackenhut Corr., 21 F.3d 1109 (5th Cir. 1994)
Opinion
Sandoval v. Wackenhut Correctional *
NO. 93-08582
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Apr 28, 1994 1
Appeal From: W.D.Tex.
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AFFIRMED.
* Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 5th Cir.R. 34.2
How later courts describe this case
Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 5 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.
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(recognizing that employees of a privately run correctional facility operated under contract with the federal government were not state actors for purposes of § 1983)
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(rejecting federal inmate’s § 1983 claim against company acting pursuant to a contract with the federal government)
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(“Because Sandoval was a federal prisoner in the facility, which Wackenhut was under contract with the federal government to operate, his claims cannot be based on § 1983, because no state action was involved.”)
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