Legal Opinion
Newsome v. Sielaff
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 10, 1974No. Civ. A. 71-2934PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
VanARTSDALEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Vernon L. Newsome, instituted this action under Sections 1983 and 1985 of Title 42 seeking damages and injunctive relief against defendants for violation of his constitutional rights while a prisoner at- the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, Pennsylvania. In a pro se complaint, plaintiff alleges that he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the eighth and fourteenth amendments during his confinement in the maximum security cell block at Graterford. To support this allegation, plaintiff…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Jack Gittlemacker v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Prisons of Pa. And Frank C. Johnston, Warden, State Correctional Institution, Dallas, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Santiago v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Jordan v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Mathis v. DiGiacintoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Smith v. WendellDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975