Legal Opinion

Smith v. Robinson

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 6, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-71PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LUONGO, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a prisoner confined at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pennsylvania, filed this complaint pro se on January 23, 1976. He originally sought damages and equitable relief under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 (1970), as well as declaratory relief, on four separate claims involving allegedly unlawful acts committed by Graterford officials and allegedly unconstitutional policies adopted by the Pennsylvania Commissioner of Correction. Defendants are the Pennsylvania Commissioner of Correction, the past and present…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Procunier v. NavaretteSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Schneider v. California Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1997
  2. Cameron v. Montgomery County Child Welfare ServiceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Gray v. LeeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1980
  4. Hendrix v. EvansDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1989
  5. HAMMOND v. HARRYDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2025

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