Legal Opinion

William E. Martin v. Sgt. Earl Kelley

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 8, 1986No. 84-3907PublishedCited by 155 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant William E. Martin appeals from a decision of the district court dismissing his pro se civil rights complaint. Appellant’s complaint raises First Amendment free speech and Fourteenth Amendment due process challenges concerning the censorship of incoming prisoner mail. Appellant argues that the applicable mail censorship regulation for incoming mail, *237Ohio Admin.Code § 5120-9-17, is unconstitutional on its face. For the reasons which follow, we agree with the appellant, reverse the order of the district court, and remand this case for further…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by155 opinions

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  3. Electro-Mechanical Corp. v. OganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  4. Krug v. LutzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  5. Krug v. LutzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003

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