Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Davis
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 3, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-0115-RPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a Virginia prisoner, seeking in-junctive relief, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in which he challenges certain regulations of the Corrections Department of the State of Virginia, pertaining to correspondence between inmates incarcerated in separate facilities. Defendant Davis is the Director of the Division of Corrections for the Commonwealth. Additional defendants named are the superintendents of various state correctional facilities. Jurisdiction is attained pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The matter comes before the Court on the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Burke v. LeviDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1975
- Lawrence v. DavisDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Davis v. BalsonDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1978
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- Owen v. ShulerDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1977
- Avery v. FaulknerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
- Cavey v. LevineDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
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