Legal Opinion
Plyler v. Evatt
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1988No. 88-7511PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
The Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Corrections and the members of the South Carolina Board of Corrections (Department of Corrections) appeal from the denial of a motion for modification of a consent decree regarding correctional facilities. The Department of Corrections also appeals from a recent court-ordered plan requiring early release of approximately 700 prisoners. We vacate the orders and remand for modification of the consent decree consistent with this opinion.
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This action was initiated in 1982 when a class of inmates filed suit against the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Plyler v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Small v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Alliance to End Repression, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. City of Chicago, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Twelve John Does v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Plyler v. EvattCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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