Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Palmer
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 8, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-1044PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
In this proceeding the wife of a prisoner, and the prisoner who is confined to a District of Columbia penal institution, challenge a decision of the Director, District of Columbia Department of Corrections (“Department”) suspending the wife’s visiting rights for one year and later permanently suspending those rights. The plaintiffs Ada Robinson and her husband Albert Robinson seek to overturn the actions of the Department’s Director. They request in-junctive and declaratory relief as well as damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The defendants…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Austin v. HopperDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1998
- Robinson v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Robinson v. PalmerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Ford v. BeisterDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
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