Legal Opinion
Isiah Carl Green, No. 275416, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1981No. 80-1316PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
Isiah Carl Green is a paraplegic prisoner serving a life sentence in the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections. Because of his condition, he is permanently assigned to the hospital ward and suffers various restrictions not placed on the general prison population. In this action, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, he asserts that he is subject to cruel and unusual punishment and denial of equal protection because of his handicap. Specifically, he asserts that he should not be permanently assigned to the hospital ward because he is not sick; that he should not be subject to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Jeanette B. FLOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TURBINE SUPPORT DIVISION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Braden v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
- Hill v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1976
3Cited by23 opinions
- Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Arthur Wayne Carson, Cross-Appellee v. Officer Polley, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Jerry Larry Collier v. Sergeant Tatum, OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- In Re Lawrence EppsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Khalid Alexander v. Carson Adult High School Jim Padgett, Executive Officer Karen OwenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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