Legal Opinion
Bernice Allen v. Sisters of Saint Joseph
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1974No. 73-2371PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff Bernice Allen brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S. C. § 1343, seeking to compel the defendant, Sisters of St. Joseph, who operate St. Mary of the Plains Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, to make its facilities available for the performance of a tubal ligation sterilization. The district court held that there was no action “under col- or of state law” as required by the terms of the statutes and therefore denied relief. 1
Ms. Allen is the mother of two minor illegitimate children and was expecting a third 2 when the circumstances leading to this suit arose. Desiring to avoid…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Jane Doe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Sierra Club v. Russell Train, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency v. State of Alabama, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Cardio-Medical Associates, Ltd v. Crozer-Chester Medical CenterDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Barbara Ann Chrisman v. Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, an Oregon Corporation Doing Business as Sacred Heart General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Greco v. Orange Memorial Hospital CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1974
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