Legal Opinion
Spain v. Procunier
District Court, N.D. California
Decided February 10, 1976No. C-73-1293 AJZPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ZIRPOLI, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Federal jurisdiction is invoked in this case under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. section 1343(3) and 42 U.S.C. section 1983. This action effectively began on December 28, 1973, with the filing of an amended complaint wherein plaintiffs, inmates at the Adjustment Center (hereinafter referred to as “AC”), at the California State Prison at San Quentin alleged that their constitutional rights under the First, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been and continue to be violated. 1 The complaint named as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Johnny L. Spain v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
- Wright v. EnomotoDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1978
- Johnny Spain v. Ruth L. Rushen, Director, California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Johnny L. Spain v. Louis Mountanos, and Kenneth Cory, Controller, of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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