Legal Opinion
Willie James Henry v. D. M. Van Cleve, Warden and J. W. Ross, Captain of the Guards
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1972No. 72-2783PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, an inmate of an Alabama state prison, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the defendants, the warden and captain of the prison guards, denied him visiting privileges only because he is a Negro. He alleged that he was denied the privilege of visits from his family while white inmates in the same circumstances were allowed visitations. The District Court dismissed the suit without calling for a response, on the ground that it should not interfere in the internal management of prisons except in exceptional cases where prison officials have abused the wide discretion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. James B. Godwin, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Stephen R. Diehl v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Willie Beard v. A. F. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Lawrence Doyle Conklin v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by10 opinions
- L.D. Hilliard v. Board of Pardons and ParolesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Carl Bentley v. James Beck, Sheriff, and Leroy GlennCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Holland v. ConnorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- James Barlow v. J. Al Amiss, Sheriff of East Baton Rouge ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- John-Tyrone Martin v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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