Legal Opinion
Biegenwald v. Fauver
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 11, 1989No. 88-6002PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Richard Biegenwald, a prisoner in the New Jersey State prison system, asserts in this lawsuit that his constitutional rights were violated when the defendants continued to confine him on “death row” in Trenton State Prison after his sentence of death was vacated by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The district court abstained from adjudicating Biegenwald’s claims pending the resolution of certain state law issues in a state forum, applying the abstention doctrine announced in Railroad Comm’n of Texas v. Pullman Co., 312 U.S. 496,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hawaii Housing Authority v. MidkiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United Services Automobile Ass'n v. MuirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Attorney General of New Jersey and Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, in No. 95-5157. Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of New Jersey State Police Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in No. 95-5194. Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of New Jersey State Police Alexander A. Artway, in No. 95-5195Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Gwynedd Properties, Inc. v. Lower Gwynedd Township, Catherine M. Harper, Edward J. Brandt, Janet H. Kirch, Richard Landis, and Robert McQuadeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Chez Sez III Corp. v. Township of UnionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Hughes v. LipscherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Presbytery Of New Jersey Of The Orthodox Presbyterian Church v. WhitmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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