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United States Ex Rel. Wakely v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1965No. Misc. 3029PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. LORD, District Judge.
This is an equity action in which plaintiff, a state prisoner, seeks to enjoin certain prison officials from denying him access to legal materials and facilities. The action is brought under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 and under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343 which collectively confer jurisdiction on the District Courts to redress deprivations of civil rights.
Plaintiff is presently serving a sentence of from ten to twenty years under a 1963 second degree murder conviction. He asserts that he was unlawfully convicted, but that he has been prevented from…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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- Frank J. Marcedes, Jr. v. Thomas E. Barrett, Clerk of CourtsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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- In Re AllisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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