Legal Opinion
Carothers v. Follette
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1970No. 68 Civ. 3927PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, District Judge.
In this suit by a prisoner at Green Haven State Prison in New York against the Warden and other officials of that prison for injunctive relief and money damages, federal jurisdiction has been invoked pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and 1651. Plaintiff seeks an injunction restraining defendants from(1) censoring correspondence between himself and his attorney and any judge, and threatening to punish him for statements in such correspondence; or in letters to his parents;(2) placing plaintiff in solitary confinement (euphemistically known as…
2Cases cited73 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Thomas Crowder v. Russell E. LashCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Avant v. CliffordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Landman v. RoysterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
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