Legal Opinion
John Wesley Clutchette v. Raymond J. Procunier
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1974No. 71-2357PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before TUTTLE* HUFSTEDLER and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges. HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, who are inmates of San Quentin state prison, filed a civil rights class action challenging the constitutionality of the prison’s disciplinary procedures. The district court held that the procedures violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and granted the plaintiffs declaratory,1 injunctive, and other relief. The prison authorities have appealed.
The issues on appeal, phrased broadly, are these: (1) Did the district court lack jurisdiction either because…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. DuffyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Johnson v. DuffyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Johnny L. Spain v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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