Legal Opinion
McCray v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1975No. Nos. 73-2744, 73-3404PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
These are consolidated appeals from decisions in favor of defendants1 in several § 19832 actions by prisoners incarcerated in the Alabama state penal system. Each appeal presents a variety of issues concerning conditions in Alabama prisons which plaintiffs-appellants contend are violative of either prior injunctions issued by the District Court in Beard v. Lee, Civil No. 4345-66 (S.D. Ala., filed Jan. 24, 1969),3 and Lake v. Lee, 329 F.Supp. 196 (S.D.Ala., 1971), or the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The two appeals present distinct issues and will…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Lawrence J. Holt v. Robert Sarver, Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by98 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- David R. Ferranti v. John J. MoranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Berry v. BradyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Newman v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Samford v. DretkeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
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