Legal Opinion
Groseclose v. Dutton
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1986No. 85-5525PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a class action lawsuit brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The class of plaintiffs consists of death sentenced inmates confined to Unit VI of the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. The de*357fendants are various officials of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC). Plaintiffs are challenging the conditions of confinement for death sentenced inmates in Unit VI.
This action began as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus submitted under 28 U.S.C. § 2242, filed by third parties on behalf of Ronald Harries, an inmate in the custody of the defendants. The petition was originally…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Grubbs v. BradleyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Frederick L. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Groseclose Ex Rel. Harries v. DuttonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1984
- Spates v. MansonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Bradley v. MillikenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Ronald Newsom Hasan Sharif Eddie J. McMillan and Donald Wolverton v. Steve Norris, Commissioner Michael Dutton, Warden and David HindmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Walter D. Balla v. Idaho State Board of Corrections, Walter D. Balla v. Idaho State Board of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Jamie S. v. Milwaukee Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- J W v. Birmingham Bd. of Educ.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Peterkin v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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