Legal Opinion
Carl B. Hoitt, Jr. v. Joseph C. Vitek, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 16, 1974No. 73-1349PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs are a class of prisoners who brought an action against the warden of the New Hampshire State Prison under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking injunctive relief and damages arising from an extended lockup, ranging from three weeks for some of the prisoners to two months for others. The district court granted partial relief but granted summary judgment dismissing that part of the complaint seeking damages for the prisoners’ confinement. 361 F.Supp. 1238 (D.N.H.1973). Plaintiffs appeal from that judgment.
The complaint alleged that a wholesale lockup of ninety per cent of the…
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- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by53 opinions
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