Legal Opinion
Lamar Norman, Jr. v. Connecticut State Board of Parole
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 6, 1972No. 629, Docket 72-1188PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
On November 15, 1971, Lamar Norman, Jr., who had been released on parole from the Connecticut State Prison at Somers on August 24, 1970, brought this class action individually and on behalf of “all persons who appear before the Connecticut State Board of Parole and wish to be represented by counsel,” seeking to enjoin the parole board from proceeding with any parole revocation hearings until members of the class were afforded the right to counsel. Federal jurisdiction was invoked pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and 28 U.S.C. § 1343. Judge Blumenfeld granted summary…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hyser v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- United States Ex Rel. John Bey v. Connecticut State Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Thomas Gaskins v. The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General, and Kermit A. Weakley, Superintendent, D.C. Reformatory, Lorton, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- United States of America Ex Rel. Stanley Halprin v. Warden J. J. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by24 opinions
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