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Wallace v. Hewitt

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided November 12, 1976No. Civ. 76-1299PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

NEALON, Chief Judge.

In this action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the Court is faced with complex questions regarding the interaction of this civil rights complaint with a previously dismissed petition for habeas corpus filed by the same prisoner. Plaintiff is presently incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pa. The action has been brought against the superintendent at Huntingdon and a records clerk for their roles in transferring plaintiff to Maryland to face criminal charges there. Plaintiff requests damages in the amount of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Coleman v. CuylerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Derrow v. ShieldsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. HeathSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. In Re GarciaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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