Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Fitzharris
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 6, 1966No. 44786PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GEORGE B. HARRIS, Chief Judge.
This is a civil rights action in which the plaintiff claims to have been unconstitutionally subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. The action is brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985(3) and 1986; the Court’s jurisdiction is had under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343. Plaintiff prays for injunctive and monetary relief.
Plaintiff Robert Charles Jordan, Jr., is an inmate of the California Correctional Training Facility at Soledad. Named as defendants are the State of California, the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad, the…
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3Cited by127 opinions
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