Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Coats v. Lewis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1985No. WD 36066PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NUGENT, Judge.
PROCEEDING IN MANDAMUS
This mandamus action arises out of relator John Coats’ attempt to file an action in the circuit court of Livingston County for declaratory and injunctive relief against Donald Camper, Superintendent of the Women’s Correctional Center at Chilli-cothe. Relator claims that Camper is improperly denying him visitation rights with his wife, Carol Coats, a prisoner at the Chillicothe facility. Coats is an inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary at Jefferson City.
Relator Coats forwarded to the clerk of the court a letter requesting that his mo tion and affidavit…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Anthony R. Martin-Trigona v. Roy Stewart, Anthony R. Martin-Trigona v. Paul MacIasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Paul X. Duhart v. Norman A. Carlson, Director of Prisons, John N. Mitchell, as Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- Robert L. Cole v. Lavern Smith, Bernard Danner and Allen VogelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Muza v. Missouri Department of Social ServicesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- Howard v. PettusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Williams v. St. Louis CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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