Legal Opinion
Thomas W. Shaw v. Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1976No. 76-2637PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants, two inmates in the custody of the Texas Department of Corrections, filed this action challenging the constitutionality of Texas’ parole procedures. The District Court originally determined that this action should have been brought as a habeas petition rather than a civil rights action and dismissed the suit.
On appeal of that ruling, this Court reversed and remanded with directions to treat it as an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, since the appellants had sought declaratory as well as injunctive relief against denial of parole. Shaw v. Briscoe, 5 Cir. 1976, 526 F.2d 675.
On remand,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sidney F. Brown, Jr. v. David C. Lundgren, Warden, Federal Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Cook v. WhitesideCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Alan Kimbrough McFadden v. Eddie LucasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Albert Johnson v. Selma WellsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Betty Q. Keasler Rubin v. Marie L. O'KOrenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Cruz v. SkeltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- James Craft v. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Clyde Whiteside, Chairman, Charles Shandera, Selma Wells, MemberCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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