Legal Opinion
Burke v. Levi
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 14, 1975No. Civ. A. 629-72-RPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, appearing pro se, are federal prisoners incarcerated at the Petersburg Federal Reformatory, Peters-burg, Virginia. They bring this class action against the Attorney General of the United States and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, challenging certain Bureau regulations and regulations of the Petersburg Reformatory which allegedly violate their rights under the First, Fifth and Ninth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief as well as relief in the nature of a writ of mandamus.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Marvin Lee Aikens v. Leo D. Jenkins, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Gary D. Carpenter v. State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Bricker v. Michigan Parole BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1975
- Cavey v. LevineDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
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