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Hancock v. Avery

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided July 2, 1969No. Civ. 5385PublishedCited by 79 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIAM E. MILLER, Chief Judge.

This action is before the Court for a temporary restraining order on the plaintiff’s allegation that he has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. The action is before the Court on the amended complaint of Don Lee Hancock, an inmate of the Tennessee State Penitentiary at Nashville. Named as defendants in the original complaint are the former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Corrections, the former Warden of the Tennessee State Penitentiary at Nashville, and in the amended complaint their respective successors.

Plaintiff seeks injunctive…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  5. Richard E. Loux v. B. J. Rhay, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by79 opinions

  1. Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
  2. Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. LaReau v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  4. Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
  5. Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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