Legal Opinion
Pearson v. Townsend
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 19, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-1086, 72-1296 and 72-1427PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SIMONS, District Judge.
Is an inmate confined in a state penal institution entitled to due process of law when he is charged with an infraction of the institution’s rules? If so, how much due process must be afforded him? These are the broad general issues raised in these actions.
These matters have all been brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, by which plaintiffs generally allege that they have been deprived, under color of state law, of certain privileges and immunities guaranteed them by the Constitution and laws of -the United States. Both plaintiffs contend that as a result of…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Rhem v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Sands v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- John Sands v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, James E. Baker Er Al. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Guadalupe Guajardo, Jr. v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Guadalupe Guajardo, Jr. v. C. L. McAdams Warden, Wynne Unit, Texas Department of Corrections,respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Pruitt v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
- Adams v. CarlsonDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1974
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