Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. Estelle
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 12, 1980No. Civ. A. H-78-987PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Description of the TDC System ^74
B. Description of the TDC Inmate
Population 1274
C. Procedural History 1275
D. Outline of the Opinion 1276
II. OVERCROWDING
A. Findings of Fact
1. Compendium 1277
2. Description of Facilities 1277
3. Effects of Overcrowding 1281
4. Failure to Ameliorate Overcrowded Conditions 1283
B. Legal Analysis 1285
III. SECURITY AND SUPERVISION
A. Findings of Fact
1. Compendium 1288
2. Security Staff/Understaffing 1288
a. Background 1288
b. Training 1289
c. Staff duties and responsibilities; Understaffing 1290
3.…
2Cases cited149 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by140 opinions
- Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Harry Franklin v. State of Oregon, State Welfare DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Johnson v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Vasquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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