Legal Opinion
Valdez v. Cockrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 26, 2001No. 99-41216Published
1Opinion of the Court
274 F.3d 941 (5th Cir. 2001)
ALBERTO VALDEZ, Petitioner - Appellee,
v.
JANIE COCKRELL, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, Respondent - Appellant.
No. 99-41216
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FIFTH CIRCUIT
December 3, 2001
Revised December 21, 2001
Appeals from the United States District Court For the Southern District of Texas
Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
1
Janie Cockrell, Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division ("the Director"), appeals the district court's grant of the…
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