Legal Opinion
Fred A. Cruz, Enrique B. Andrade and Isaias Lara v. W. B. (Bill) Hauck
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1980No. 79-3283PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
This protracted litigation, centering around repeated attempts to obtain meaningful access to the courts on behalf of indigent prisoners in Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, has been in progress since 1970. Although the named plaintiffs are no longer incarcerated in the jail, they seek to represent a class consisting of all indigent prisoners presently so incarcerated. The plaintiffs are before us for the fourth time, and they appeal from the district court’s refusal to certify the class and its determination that the entire suit has now become moot. We find merit…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Itt Rayonier Incorporated v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Eugene Stewart v. William Winter, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Peterkin v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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