Legal Opinion
Howard Meadows v. Hal R. Hopkins, Warden, F.C.I.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1983No. 81-5783PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the constitutionality of certain regulations promulgated by the United States Bureau of Prisons and implemented by the appellee, Hal R. Hopkins, in his capacity as the warden of the Federal Correctional Institution in Memphis, Tennessee. Appellants brought this action to challenge the rules that authorize institution staff to read incoming and outgoing “general correspondence” of inmates, and that restrict the number of free postage stamps issued to inmates to five per month.
The plaintiffs originally proceeded pro se. They filed a complaint seeking…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by42 opinions
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