Legal Opinion
Williams v. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1972No. Nos. 27556, 27954, 28058 and 28479PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
In this consolidated appeal four inmates of the Florida State Prison at Raiford seek relief against alleged deprivations of constitutional rights resulting from their confinement in that institution. The District Court dismissed each of the complaints without a hearing or any other sort of factual investigation on the theory that the practices in question were within the scope of the broad official discretion permitted in connection with the operation and administration of State prison systems.
*1081We vacate and remand for further development of the facts. Haines v. Kerner, 1972, 404 U.S. 519, 92…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Younger v. GilmoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gilmore v. LynchDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- Novak v. BetoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Dreyer v. JaletDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972
- Matthew Massimo and on the Behalf of F. L. (Frank) Jones, and Robert Meyer v. The Warden, J. D. Henderson, of the U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Fred Arispe Cruz v. W. B. (Bill) Hauck, Sheriff of Bexar County and Jesse Dobbs, Chief Jailer, Bexar County JailCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Holland v. ConnorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- James Barlow v. J. Al Amiss, Sheriff of East Baton Rouge ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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