Legal Opinion
Cosgrove v. Thornburgh
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 30, 1988No. Civ. A. 80-0516PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.
Male inmates of federal Bureau of Prison institutions who were convicted of District of Columbia Code violations in either the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia bring this class action to challenge the use of federal suitability guidelines in parole determinations. The case is presently before the Court on the motion of plaintiffs for summary judgment and the motions of the federal and District of Columbia defendants to dismiss.
BACKGROUND
This case has a long…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Richard Charles Ruip v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Story v. RivesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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