Legal Opinion
Duran v. Carruthers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1989No. 89-2041PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
In 1977, Duran, and others, all inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico (“PNM”), brought a class action against the Governor of New Mexico, and other state officials, including the Warden of the PNM, alleging that in their operation of the penitentiary the defendants, acting under the color of state law, violated the plaintiffs’ federal rights, both constitutional and statutory, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In 1980, a consent decree agreed to by the parties was entered by the district court. This decree was comprehensive in nature and set forth in detail rules…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Caldo Mares and Sally Mares, His Wife v. Credit Bureau of Raton, and Janet Yarbrough, Individually, and in Her Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Deborah A. Northcross, Cross-Appellees v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, Cross-Appellants, and City of Memphis, Added Cross-Appellants. Deborah A. Northcross, Cross-Appellees v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- McDonald v. ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Harris Market Research, & Counterclaim v. Marshall Marketing and Communications, Inc., & Third-Party v. Larry R. Harris, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Charlie McGee and Cross-Appellee v. Equicor-Equitable Hca Corporation, and Equicor Health Plan, Inc., and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Pak v. HoangCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2003
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