Legal Opinion
Spicer v. Hilton
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 28, 1980No. 79-1996PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
I
This appeal has been filed by a New Jersey state prisoner from the denial by the trial court of an injunction that would require the state to provide him with specialized medical treatment necessitated in part by mistreatment and inaction of state officials. The district court held that the requested relief was barred by the Eleventh Amendment.
We are urged by appellant to make the first judicial determination that the Eleventh Amendment does not immunize a state from federal suit brought on a cause of action arising directly under the Fourteenth…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
34 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by47 opinions
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Laskaris v. ThornburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Walter SESSIONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RUSK STATE HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rafael Guerrero-Sanchez v. Warden York County PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
- Jackson v. HayakawaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
42 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.