Legal Opinion
Novak v. Beto
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1971No. 31116PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are inmates in custody of the Texas Department of Corrections. In this class action brought under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 they challenge the constitutionality of various aspects of the treatment accorded them by the Texas prison system. Specifically at issue is whether the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) regulation banning all inmate assistance in the preparation of writs of habeas corpus and other legal work is, under the teaching of Johnson v. Avery, 393 U.S. 483, 89 S.Ct. 747, 21 L.Ed.2d 718 (1968), unconstitutional even though what appellee contends…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Lawrence William Wright v. Daniel McMann as Warden of Clinton State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Jordan v. FitzharrisDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1966
- Burns v. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by119 opinions
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Fred Dalton Brooks v. WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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