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Edmond v. De La Rosa

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 4, 1988
835 F.2d 87 (5th Cir. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-2852. Summary Calendar.

January 4, 1988.

John Timothy Edmond, pro se.

Ron Shortes, Rowena M. Young, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Before GEE, GARWOOD, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


The district court judgment is affirmed for the reasons stated therein with one modification. We modify the dismissal to ABATE that portion of appellants' claim that challenges his loss of good time and S-3 status. The district court erred in construing Texas law to toll the statute of limitations on a prisoner's § 1983 action during his confinement. See Winton v. Burton, 582 F. Supp. 1044 (E.D.Tex. 1984), citing Johnson v. McLean, 630 S.W.2d 790 (Tex.Civ.App. 1982, no writ).

AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED.


Summaries of

Edmond v. De La Rosa

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Jan 4, 1988
835 F.2d 87 (5th Cir. 1988)
Case details for

Edmond v. De La Rosa

Case Details

Full title:JOHN TIMOTHY EDMOND, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. F. DE LA ROSA, ET AL.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jan 4, 1988

Citations

835 F.2d 87 (5th Cir. 1988)

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