Legal Opinion
Hill v. Estelle
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 16, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-H-1479PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CARL O. BUE, Jr., District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs, inmates filing in forma pauperis, seek declaratory and monetary relief under the Civil Rights Act for allegedly discriminatory treatment on the basis of sex. Plaintiffs assert that women prisoners at the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) have occasional access to telephones and are granted wide discretion in personal standards of grooming. Male prisoners, they submit, do not have telephone privileges, are forced to shave and are compelled to obey a vague, capriciously applied, haircut rule. Plaintiffs claim…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- James A. Watson v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, William Purdue v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, Director, William A. Durham v. Oree ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- A. D. Granville v. W. B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- L. G. Ruderer v. United States of America, Through Howard F. Schlitz, Major GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Thomas E. Hill v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Robert Procup v. C. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Johnny Calvin Bailey v. Glenn Johnson, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Willard Barrett Wilson v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Anne M. Pavilonis v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Paul Louis Harrelson v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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