Legal Opinion
Mehdipour v. Wise
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 7, 2003No. 96,297PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSummers, J.
¶ 1 Certiorari was granted in this case to address a conflict between decisions of the Courts of Civil Appeals on the issue of whether inmates are statutorily deprived of the capacity to file a civil action against a third party which does not involve an asserted violation of constitutional rights. We answer in the negative.
The statute in question, 21 O.S.1991 § 65, provides as follows:
A sentence of imprisonment under the Department of Corrections suspends all the civil rights of the person so sentenced, except the right to make employment contracts, during confinement under said sentence,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Avery v. . EverettNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Kordis v. KordisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Johnson v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Harmon v. HarmonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Sholer v. State ex rel. Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2011
- State ex rel. Board of Regents ex rel. Campus Disciplinary Council v. LucasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2013
- Mehdipour v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Mehdipour v. State Ex Rel. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Harmon v. DAMETCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2011
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