HACHLER

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By

• Errol Lynch v. Cannatella, 810 F.2d 1363 (5th Cir. 1987)
  …5th Cir. 1986); Coon v. Ledbetter, 780 F. 2d 1158, 1163 (5th Cir.1986); Mark v. Caldwell, 754 F. 2d 1260, 1261 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 106 S.Ct. 310, 88 L.Ed.2d 287 (1985). . McFadden v. Lucas, 713 F. 2d 143, 146 (5th Cir.), cert denied, 464 U.S. 998, 104 S.Ct. 499, 78 L.Ed.2d 691 (1983) (quoting Coyle v. Hughs, 436 F.Supp. 591, 593 (W.D.Ok.1977)). See also Johnson v. Glick, 481 F. 2d 1028, 1033 n. 7 (2d Cir.1973). . Morrison v. City of Baton Rouge, 761 F. 2d 242, 245 (5th Cir.1985) (quoting, E…
• Martin v. Sargent, 780 F.2d 1334 (8th Cir. 1985)
  …his hair and shaved his beard that he would lose what class he had and would have a bad time at Wrights-ville.” Verbal threats are not constitutional violations cognizable under § 1983. McFadden v. Lucas, 713 F. 2d 143, 146 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 998, 104 S.Ct. 499, 78 L.Ed.2d 691 (1983). Appellant also alleges that Hendricks ordered “his subordinates to keep total control over plaintiff’s legal correspondence.” Prisoner mail is protected by the Constitution. Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396…
• Hopson v. Fredericksen, 961 F.2d 1374 (8th Cir. 1992)
  …ased upon different reasoning. Generally, mere verbal threats made by a state-actor do not constitute a § 1983 claim. See Martin v. Sargent, 780 F. 2d 1334, 1338 (8th Cir.1985) (citing McFadden v. Lucas, 713 F. 2d 143, 146 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 998, 104 S.Ct. 499, 78 L.Ed.2d 691 (1983)). In McFadden, the court stated that “ ‘mere threatening language and gestures of a [state actor] do not, even if true, amount to constitutional violations.’ ” McFadden, 713 F. 2d at 146 (quoting Coyle v. Hugh…