Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Beto
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided December 23, 1970No. Civ. A. 70-H-1098PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
CONNALLY, Chief Judge.
This civil rights action was filed by plaintiff, a prisoner in custody of the Texas Department of Corrections, in forma pauperis on May 21, 1970, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis was granted by the Honorable W. Wayne Justice on the same day, and the case was set down for hearing on plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Before such hearing could be held, the case was transferred to this Court on October 9, 1970. Plaintiff sues for himself and others…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Long v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. Big Rock CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Thomas Cooper, and v. Frank J. Pate, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. MacKeyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1975
- Fred Arispe Cruz v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Guajardo v. McAdamsDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1972
- Pinkston v. BensingerDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
- Fred A. Cruz v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, No. 71-1613 Summary Calendar. (1) Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell v. Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York, 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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