Legal Opinion
Morales v. Schmidt
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 6, 1972No. 71-C-29PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. DOYLE, District Judge.
This is a civil action for injunctive relief. Jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
In his complaint, plaintiff alleges that he is presently confined in the Wisconsin State Prison; that the defendant is the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services of the State of Wisconsin; that the defendant has general supervision over the rule-making policies of the prison and that he is “directly liable for the conduct and actions of his agents therein”; that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Guadalupe Guajardo, Jr., Cross-Appellants v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States ex rel. Miller v. TwomeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Joseph Taylor v. W. L. SterrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Collins v. SchoonfieldDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
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