Legal Opinion
Kochie v. Norton
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 1, 1972No. Civ. A. B-469, B-515PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
Two inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury have filed petitions in unrelated cases, both of which present a basic issue concerning the proper role of a Federal District Court in considering prisoner complaints about the internal administration of a prison. Neither petition challenges the validity of the conviction for which petitioners are incarcerated, nor is there any complaint concerning the computation of the sentence to be served. Petitioner White complains that he was arbitrarily denied the opportunity to work in Prison…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by12 opinions
- McCray v. BurrellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Fialkowski v. ShappDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- Catalano v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
- Green v. NelsonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Donald Henderson v. The Secretary of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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