Legal Opinion
Soto v. Cady
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 29, 1983No. Civ. A. 80-C-146, 80-C-321PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
TERENCE T. EVANS, District Judge.
Case number 80-C-146 is a class action suit brought on behalf of inmates confined in the Adjustment Center at the Wisconsin Correctional Institution at Waupun, Wisconsin. The inmates seek an injunction, or alternatively declaratory relief, prohibiting the current uses of chemical agents (“mace” hereinafter) at the prison.
Case number 80-C-321 is an individual macing suit brought by Carlos S. Soto, a former inmate at Waupun. Soto’s individual claim for damages was consolidated and tried with the class action claims in 80-C-146.
Trial to the court was held…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Johnny L. Spain v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Smith v. StonerDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1984
- McChristion v. DuckworthDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1985
- Delgado v. CadyDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1983
- Burris v. KirkpatrickDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1983
- Mauricio v. BronnenbergDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1986