Legal Opinion
McKinnon v. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 15, 1977No. Nos. 820, 821, Dockets 76-2153, 76-2168PublishedCited by 278 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
These are cross-appeals by state prisoners and state prison officials from a judgment entered October 12, 1976 in the Southern District of New York, Charles E. Stewart, District Judge, 425 F.Supp. 383, which granted declaratory relief with respect to certain constitutional infirmities the court found in prison disciplinary proceedings but denied monetary relief.
One of the essential questions presented is whether and to what extent the rule of Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539 (1974), requiring 24-hour advance written notice of charges in certain prison disciplinary…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by278 opinions
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- Rubin Sira v. R. Morton, C. Artuz, D. Selsky, and G. GoordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Elana Back v. Hastings on Hudson Union Free School District, John J. Russell, Anne Brennan, Marilyn WishnieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Peggy Poe v. John Leonard, Defendant-Third Party-Plaintiff-Appellant, Douglas Pearl, State of Connecticut, Third-Party-DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- John McCann Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. T. Coughlin, Iii, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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