Legal Opinion
Warren C. Nelson v. George Collins, John H. X. Washington v. Gerald A. Keller
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1981No. 81-6347, 81-6368PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal involving three actions charging unconstitutional overcrowding in three separate units of the Maryland State Prison System. These actions have been engaging the attention of the Maryland District Court for a number of years. One relates to conditions at the Maryland House of Correction (“MHC”) and resulted in a decree reported under the title Johnson v. Levine, 450 F.Supp. 648 (D.Md.1978). A second, reported in Nelson v. Collins, 455 F.Supp. 727 (D.Md.1978), dealt with conditions at the Maryland Penitentiary and the Maryland…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Will Stone v. City And County Of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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