Legal Opinion
Green v. Nelson
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 15, 1977No. Civ. B-77-291PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
DALY, District Judge.
Theodore Green, the petitioner in this habeas corpus action, was to be paroled from the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut on September 7, 1977. He remains in prison today due to a series of administrative actions taken by prison officials and the United States Parole Commission following an altercation with members of the prison hospital staff on August. 8, 1977. This Court holds the federal correctional system’s response to the events of that day constitutionally inadequate, and therefore orders the petitioner released on…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Drayton v. MccallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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