Legal Opinion
Corpus v. Estelle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1977No. 76-1184PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal brought by the Director of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) from an order of the district court granting declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to a class of prisoners confined by TDC. The injunction was entered to prevent the appellant, “. his agents, employees, successors and those acting in concert with him . . . from maintaining or enforcing any rule or practice prohibiting prisoners of [TDC] from giving or receiving legal assistance with regard to civil rights matters.”1 The declaratory judgment held invalid TDC’s rules and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by26 opinions
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Ruiz v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1980
- Gregorio Lopez v. E.G. ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- John L. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- McCorvey v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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