Legal Opinion
Jones v. Murray
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 4, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-0572-RPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TURK, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
On October 9, 1990, plaintiffs, Lawrence Jones et al., filed an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 challenging the constitutionality of Virginia Code sections 19.2-310.2 — 310.7 which direct the Virginia Department of Corrections to take and store the blood of a convicted felon for subsequent deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis. Plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction enjoining defendants from acting in accordance with the above-noted Virginia Code sections. Plaintiffs also moved the Court to certify a class…
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