Legal Opinion
Landman v. Royster
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 30, 1971No. Civ. A. 170-69-RPublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This class action by prisoners of the Virginia Penal System is brought against defendants charged with the powers and duties encompassing the maintenance and supervision of the correctional system of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The jurisdiction of the Court is acquired pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3), (4), 2201, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985.
Defendants named in the complaint, or their successors, are the Director of the Department of Welfare and Institutions, the Director of the Division of Corrections, the Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, and…
2Cases cited76 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by206 opinions
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- Ruiz v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1980
- N. H. Newman v. State of Alabama and Bill Baxley, Attorney General for the State of Alabama, United States of America, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Rhem v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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