Legal Opinion
Robert Dorado, on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Henry W. Kerr, Chairman, California Adult Authority, in His Official Capacity
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1972No. 26039PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
In this civil rights class action plaintiff, Robert Dorado, sought to convene a three-judge district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284, in an effort to obtain injunctive and declaratory relief concerning certain statewide procedures of the California Adult Authority (Authority). Defendant Henry W. Kerr, Chairman of the Authority, filed alternative motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, on three grounds: (1) plaintiff does not state a claim upon which relief can be granted, (2) the asserted federal questions are frivolous and insubstantial, and (3) the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- American Federation of Labor v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Robert J. Scarpa v. U. S. Board of Parole, Walter Dunbar, ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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- Childs v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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