Legal Opinion
Greenspan v. Klein
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 10, 1977No. 76-1726PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from the denial of plaintiff Greenspan’s request for a preliminary injunction against New Jersey state officials raises the issue of a single district judge’s power to deny a preliminary injunction request, or to abstain, after deciding that the constitutional question presented could be *857heard only by a three-judge court. For the following reasons, we hold that a single judge in that situation is without jurisdiction to deny a preliminary injunction request or to abstain.
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Bernard Greenspan, an osteopathic physician whose patients are largely…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Goosby v. OsserSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Nancy Noe, by Her Guardian Ad Litem v. Laurel True, Secretary, Department for Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
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