Legal Opinion
Powell v. Ward
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 27, 1980No. 74 Civ. 4628 (CES)PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
STEWART, District Judge:
Plaintiffs, inmates at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility (“Bedford Hills”) have moved for an order holding defendant Phyllis Curry, superintendent of Bedford Hills, in contempt for failing to comply with our Order issued on June 23, 1975.
Plaintiffs brought this action to enjoin the officials at Bedford Hills from enforcing prison disciplinary procedures unless and until they comply with the guidelines set forth by the Supreme Court in Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974). 1 We granted class certification on…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by71 opinions
- People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- John McCann Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. T. Coughlin, Iii, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Jermosen v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Toussaint v. McCarthyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1984
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