Legal Opinion
Newman v. State of Alabama
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided October 4, 1972No. Civ. A. 3501-NPublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSON, Chief Judge.
This is a class action brought by prisoners within the Alabama Penal System who represent themselves and others similarly situated. Plaintiffs contend that as prisoners they are deprived of proper and adequate medical treatment in violation of their rights guaranteed under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. They seek declaratory and injunctive relief. Defendants are the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, the Commissioner, the chairman, and other members of the Alabama Board of Corrections, and the warden, the hospital…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lee v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Serrano v. PriestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- George Thompkins, Cross-Appellee v. Bill Belt, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Newman v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Pugh v. LockeDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1976
- Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
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