Legal Opinion
Fred Arispe Cruz v. W. B. (Bill) Hauck, Sheriff of Bexar County and Jesse Dobbs, Chief Jailer, Bexar County Jail
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1973No. 72-2878PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This Section 1983 suit involves the constitutional propriety of restrictions on prisoners’ access to legal materials. Acting upon the clear mandate of the United States Supreme Court, Cruz v. Hauck, 1971, 404 U.S. 59, 92 S.Ct. 313, 30 L.Ed.2d 217, we previously remanded petitioners’ case to the District Court for reconsideration in light of the principles enunciated in Younger v. Gilmore, 1971, 404 U.S. 15, 92 S.Ct. 250, 30 L.Ed.2d 142, affirming Gilmore v. Lynch, N.D.Calif., 1970, 319 F.Supp. 105.
On remand the District Court, 345 F.Supp. 189, adopted, over the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Lane v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Younger v. GilmoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by28 opinions
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Ruiz v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1980
- Fred A. Cruz, Etc. v. W. B. (Bill) HauckCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Johnson-El v. SchoemehlCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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