Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2001No. 99-20228PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Texas prison officials appeal from the district court’s denial of their motions to terminate prospective relief pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3626(b)(1) and (b)(2). For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The almost 30-year history of this case is well known within this circuit. In 1972, David Ruiz and other inmates (“inmates”) filed civil rights claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the director of the Texas Department of Corrections (“TDC”), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for unconstitutional conditions and…
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- Miller v. FrenchSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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