Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Rockefeller
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 18, 1972No. 72 Civ. 1699PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LASKER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Calvin Johnson, Wayne Trimmer, Raymond Smith, Charles Steadwell and Henry Carter, are felons confined in the Green Haven Correctional Facility. Defendants are the Governor, the Attorney General and the State of New York. Predicating jurisdiction on 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2201, plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief against the enforcement of New York Civil Rights Law §§ 79 and 79-a (McKinney Supp.1972) on the grounds that they violate the Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. In particular, plaintiffs challenge the provisions of New…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Gras v. StevensDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Johnson v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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