Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Hauck
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 16, 1971No. 70-5343Published
1Opinion of the Court
404 U.S. 59 (1971)
CRUZ ET AL.
v.
HAUCK, SHERIFF.
No. 70-5343.
Supreme Court of United States.
Decided November 16, 1971
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
2Per curiam
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for further consideration in light of Younger v. Gilmore, ante, p. 15.
3ConcurrenceJustice Douglas
Petitioners are prisoners who claim that the prison authorities have denied them access to law books…
4Cases cited27 opinions
- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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