Legal Opinion
Dougan v. Singletary
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 1997No. 93-2008PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
We address in this appeal the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C.A. § 3626(b)(2), which requires termination of existing prison-litigation consent decrees that do not satisfy its standards. We conclude that the statute withstands the constitutional challenges presented.
1. BACKGROUND
Seeking more outdoor exercise, Florida death row inmates sued prison officials in 1981. A class was certified, and in 1983 the district court approved a consent decree directing the officials to provide two two-hour exercise sessions per week, weather permitting. Several years later, the court found the prison officials…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Romer v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Robert O. Gilmore, Jr., and Inmates of San Quentin State Prison, United States of America, Intervenor v. People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- James Benjamin v. Michael Jacobson, Commissioner of the Department of Correction of the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Imprisoned Citizens Union Herbert Langes Milton Taylor Jack Lopinson MacKey R. Choice Richard O.J. Mayberry Frank Patterson Daniel Delker Harold A.X. Brooks Carline Coefield Thelma Simon Audrey Mason Sharon Wiggins Dominic Codispoti Philip Householder James Harbold Joseph Oliver Paul Lyons Robert Brown James Szulczewski Gerald Mayo Wesley Harris v. Tom Ridge, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania J. Shane Creamer, Attorney General, State Capitol Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Martin F. Horn, Commissioner of the Department of Corrections Donald Vaughn, Superintendent of Sci-Graterford David Larkins, Superintendent of Sci-Dallas Mary Leftridge-Byrd, Superintendent of Sci-Muncy Frederick Frank, Superintendent of Sci-Huntingdon Robert Myers, Acting Superintendent of Sci-Rockview and James Price, Superintendent of Sci-Pittsburgh, United States of America, Intervenor in District Court (d.c. No. 70-Cv-03054). Robert Ray George Spears Murry Dicterson Clarence Reynolds George Rivers Albert Johnson James Goldsborough Joseph Ligon Richard Bellamy Emanuel Johnson Gene Fuller James C. Wilson Carlos Rodriguez Willie Brooker Frank Hall v. Donald Vaughn, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, United States of America, Intervenor in D.C. (d.c. No. 71-Cv-00513). Kenneth W. Owens, Jr. Guy J. Bicking James Alan Romberger Kenneth W. Teater v. Custodial Employees and "Private Citizens", Listed Below John Doe Murdock, Box 244 Graterford, Pa John Doe Belloff, Box 244 Graterford, Pa Erskind Dehamus, Box 244 Graterford, Pa, United States of America, Intervenor in D.C. (d.c. No. 71-Cv-01006). William Bracey, (G-8571), an Inmate James Pickett, (H-2720), an Inmate Clarence Samuels, (E-4517), an Inmate on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner, Bureau of Corrections of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Donald Vaughn, Superintendent State Correctional Institution at Graterford Clarence R. Wolfe, Deputy Superintendent State Correctional Institution at Graterford Charles S. Frisbee, School Director State Correctional Institution at Graterford, United States of America, Intervenor in D.C. (d.c. No. 70-Cv-02545). Imprisoned Citizens Union, Jack Lopinson, Daniel Delker, Gerald Mayo and Sharon Wiggins, on Their Behalf and on Behalf of the Class of AllCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Hadix v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Loyd v. Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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