Legal Opinion
Robert O. McDonnell Etc. v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr., Etc., Robert O. McDonnell Etc. v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1973No. 72-1331, 72-1332PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Robert O. McDonnell brought this civil rights action on behalf of himself and other inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex. He alleged that disciplinary proceedings in the Complex were conducted without regard for procedural or substantive due process, that the inmate legal assistance program did not meet constitutional stand*1062ards, and that the regulations regarding prisoners’ mail were violative of the inmates’ constitutional rights.
The trial court, relying on our decision in Morrissey v. Brewer, 443 F.2d 942 (8th Cir. 1971), held that the Complex was not…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Leslie D. Willis v. Dr. P. J. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Rhem v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Joseph Taylor v. W. L. SterrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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