Legal Opinion
Robert L. Twyman v. Richard A. Crisp, Phillip Kirk, Melvin D. Typer, James E. Sorrells, and Charles E. Stamper
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1978No. 77-1921PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Robert L. Twyman is an Oklahoma State prisoner presently serving a life sentence in McAlester, Oklahoma. He has instituted the captioned case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 2201, and 2202, seeking various forms of declaratory and injunctive relief as well as money damages against prison officials for violations of his civil rights. The district court boiled down the numerous issues in the complaint to five:
1. The upgrading of appellant from minimum to maximum security custody with the subsequent placing of him in the maximum security cellhouse without a prior…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by169 opinions
- Kim King and Kent Norman v. Victor AtiyehCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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- Robert Dale Strickler v. Gary Waters, Sheriff Commonwealth of Virginia City of Portsmouth Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Walker v. MintzesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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