Legal Opinion
Sinwell, William v. Governor Milton Shapp, Governor of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 25, 1976No. 75-2252PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
I
Plaintiffs sought to raise in the district court certain constitutional challenges to a Pennsylvania Bureau of Corrections Administrative Directive pertaining to “Behavioral Adjustment Units.” 1 The district court denied their request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and plaintiffs have appealed from that ruling. On October 28, 1975, a panel of this court granted leave to pursue the appeal in forma pauperis. 2 The decision appealed from is a final order under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Roberts v. United States District Court, 339 U.S. 844,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- James A. Watson v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, William Purdue v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, Director, William A. Durham v. Oree ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Roberts v. United States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Herbert Harrison Loum v. Honorable Mell G. Underwood, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, Eastern Division, Southern District of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- 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
- Eugene Forester v. The California Adult AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by206 opinions
- Trujillo v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Melvin P. Deutsch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Donald Urrutia v. Harrisburg County Police Dept. Sean McCormack Asst. D.A. Denis Thomason, Donald UrrutiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Seth Yellen, A/K/A Ronald Larkins v. Thomas I. Cooper, Superintendent, Shadow Mountain Correctional Facility, and Lt. Ted Weber, Correctional OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Douris v. Middletown TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
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