Legal Opinion
Simmons v. James
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided March 30, 1979No. 77-2162PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROGERS, District Judge.
This class action which challenges the validity of the Kansas “recoupment” statute, K.S.A. 1978 Supp. 22 — 4513, seeks declaratory injunctive and monetary relief. The action is brought under the federal civil rights statutes, and jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
By order of August 10, 1978, Judge O’Connor certified the claims for declaratory and injunctive relief for class action treatment. The claims for compensatory and punitive damages were severed, and proceed as an individual action. According to plaintiff’s complaint, the class…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Steven Leland Olson v. James R. James, Judicial Administrator, Iley Simmons v. James R. James, Judicial Administrator, and State of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- State v. AlbertAlaska Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1980