Legal Opinion
Klinger v. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided June 21, 1993No. CV88-L-399PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON LIABILITY, INCLUDING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND RELATED ORDER
KOPF, District Judge.
After a month-long trial which produced countless exhibits, over 5,450 pages of transcript, 1 and more than 350 pages of posttrial briefs, the primary issue boils down to this: Regarding programs and services, have female prisoners been given a fair shake by the State of Nebraska when compared to male prisoners? By and large, the answer to that question is no.
Although women prisoners are generally well treated by a very competent and extremely dedicated superintendent and…
2Cases cited66 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Klinger v. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Cheryl Klinger v. Dept. of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Cheryl Klinger Linda Lange Gweniver Lay Stacy Finn v. Department of Corrections Harold W. Clarke, Director Larry Tewes, Assistant Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and Former Acting Superintendent of Nebraska Center for Women Victor Lofgreen, Former Superintendent of Nebraska Center for Women Larry Wayne, Superintendent of Nebraska Center for Women Judith Danielsen, Psychologist, Nebraska Center for Women Margaret Wehland, Medical Nurse, Nebraska Center for Women, State of Alabama State of California State of Louisiana State of Maryland State of Minnesota State of Missouri State of Nevada State of New Mexico State of North Dakota State of South Dakota State of Vermont State of Alaska, Amici Curiae. Cheryl Klinger Linda Lange Gweniver Lay Stacy Finn v. Department of Corrections Harold W. Clarke, Director, Larry Tewes, Assistant Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and Former Acting Superintendent of Nebraska Center for Women Victor Lofgreen, Former Superintendent of Nebraska Center for Women, Larry Wayne, Superintendent of Nebraska Center for Women Judith Danielsen, Psychologist, Nebraska Center for Women Margaret Wehland, Medical Nurse, Nebraska Center for Women, State of Alabama State of California State of Louisiana State of Maryland State of Minnesota State of Missouri State of Nevada State of New Mexico State of North Dakota State of South Dakota State of Vermont State of Alaska, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Pargo v. ElliottDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1995
- Klinger v. Nebraska Department of Correctional ServicesDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1995
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