Legal Opinion
George Young, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1971No. 71-2157_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant is a Florida state prisoner serving a life sentence for murder.
He filed a petition in the court below under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking an injunction to obtain his permanent release from administrative segregation. He alleged that such confinement is unlawful because he has violated no prison regulations. The district court dismissed the petition for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. We affirm. 1
Classification of inmates is a matter of prison administration and management with which federal courts are reluctant to interfere except in extreme circumstances^.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Gary Steven Krist v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison, No. 29976 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5th Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by42 opinions
- Isiah Carl Green v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Newman v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- McCray v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- N. H. Newman v. State of Alabama, Jerry Lee Pugh, for Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. Judson C. Locke, Jr. And State of Alabama, Worley James v. George C. WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Brenneman v. MadiganDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1972
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