Legal Opinion
Giarratano v. Murray
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 18, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-0655-RPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this matter, a class consisting of certain present and future death row inmates, have filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various officials of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The jurisdiction of this Court is premised on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343. Plaintiffs’ contention is that Virginia is constitutionally required to provide them with counsel in post-conviction proceedings such as petitions for writs of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court or habeas corpus.
Background
Plaintiff Giarratano originally brought this action…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Walter Gordon v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner Joe Martin, Warden, Wayne Stephen Young v. George H. Collins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Knop v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Joe Louis Wise, Sr. v. David Williams Attorney General of the Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Giarratano v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Gary Knop, Cross-Appellants v. Perry M. Johnson, Cross-Appellees. Everett Hadix v. Perry M. Johnson, Individually and as Director of the Michigan Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
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