Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 14, 1981No. 56929PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, Justice.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has certified two questions of law to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the provisions of 20 O.S. 1980 § 1601 et seq. An abridged statement of facts necessary to illustrate the nature of the controversy is embodied in the order of certification forwarded to this Court. Those facts disclose the plaintiff Administrator Troy L. Nichols alleged the civil rights of one John Lee Nichols, deceased, were violated when he was subdued in his cell at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary with the aid…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Missouri v. FiskeSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Samuel J. Jordon v. John J. GilliganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
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