Legal Opinion
Morris v. Travisono
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 11, 1970No. Civ. A. 4192PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, District Judge.
This is a civil rights suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which several issues are raised relating to the constitutionality and statutory permissibility of certain rules, practices, and conditions of life at the Adult Correctional Institution.
The history of this litigation will first be recited in order to establish the background against which this court is ruling. On Saturday, October 11, 1969 an ex parte temporary restraining order was sought by Rhode Island Legal Services on behalf of their clients, a group of prisoners who had allegedly been…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Holt v. SarverDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1969
3Cited by80 opinions
- Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Henderson v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Ruben Ramirez Sanchez v. H.G. Miller, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Marion, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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