Legal Opinion
Sostre v. Rockefeller
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1970No. 68 Civ. 4058PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
MOTLEY, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), brought by plaintiff, Martin Sostre, an “Afro-American citizen of the United States” and resident of Green Haven Prison against the Governor of New York, the Commissioner of Corrections and the Wardens of two New York State prisons. 1
Mr. Sostre is no stranger to the New York State prison system, having already served twelve years, 1952-1964, four of which were spent in solitary confinement at Attica State Prison for Black Muslim activity. (T. 3, 7, 160-166).…
2Cases cited91 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by95 opinions
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, Local Union No. 15, Orlando, Florida v. Stuart Plastering Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Robert E. Sykes v. State of California (Department of Motor Vehicles)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States ex rel. Miller v. TwomeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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