Legal Opinion
Bazzetta v. McGinnis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1997No. Nos. 95-2181, 96-1559PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, certified classes of Michigan prison inmates and prospective prison visitors, appeal the denial of their motion for a preliminary injunction and the dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenge to State regulations restricting prison visitation rights. The visits at issue are “contact visits,” i.e., visits that customarily take place in a “visitation room” or other area set aside for this purpose and permit innocent-only physical contact between prisoner and visitor. Non-contact visits, on the other hand, take place in small booths or cubicles, and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Phillips v. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Blank v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Supreme Court · 2000
- Bazzetta v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- BAZZETTA v. McGINNISCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Angela Romero v. Penny Lucero, Warden, and Attorney General for the State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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