Legal Opinion
Frazier v. Ward
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided February 17, 1977No. 73-CV-306PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES T. FOLEY, Chief Judge.
MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER
This suit filed in behalf of inmates of the Special Housing Unit, known as Unit 14, at the Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemo ra, New York, as many similar suits do, constitutes a prolonged litigation. Unit 14 is described in the record of the trial of this case as “a prison within a prison, or a jail within a jail”. It is used for the confinement of prisoners who violate institutional rules and are confined therein in segregation for disciplinary purposes. Out of a large prison population of usually 1500 to 1900 inmates, as the…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by50 opinions
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Johnny L. Spain v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Walker v. MintzesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- James Davenport v. Richard Derobertis, Michael O'leary, and Michael P. Lane, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Robert L. Twyman v. Richard A. Crisp, Phillip Kirk, Melvin D. Typer, James E. Sorrells, and Charles E. StamperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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