Legal Opinion
James Carl Higgs v. David H. Bland
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1989No. 88-5348, 88-5352PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
In this consolidated action, plaintiffs, two classes of prisoners incarcerated at the Kentucky State Penitentiary (“KSP”) and the Kentucky State Reformatory (“KSR”) appeal from the denial of their motion to alter or amend the order of the district court denying a preliminary injunction enjoining defendants, various Kentucky Department of Corrections officials, from taking disciplinary action against prisoners based on urinalysis tests for drugs. Plaintiffs also appeal the denial of their motion to alter or amend the order of the district court denying an award of…
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