Legal Opinion
Robert E. Askins v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 9, 1989No. 87-7232PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Robert E. Askins is an inmate at the Maximum Security Facility of the Lorton Reformatory. He brought this action in District Court, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), and the First and Eighth Amendments,1 to enjoin the D.C. Govem*95ment and prison officials from transferring him to Lorton’s Central Facility and from punishing him for refusing to cooperate with the proposed transfer. Askins complains that his life will be endangered if he is transferred to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Whitley v. AlbersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Payne Enterprises, Inc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Better Government Association v. Department of State National Wildlife Federation v. United States Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission, American Paper Institute, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Air Transport Ass'n of America v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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