Legal Opinion
Newman v. Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1982No. Nos. 81-7606, 81-8003PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
On July 15 and December 14, 1981, the district court ordered officials of the Alabama Department of Corrections to release from custody several hundred convicted state prisoners as a means of reducing unconstitutional overcrowding in the Alabama prison system. In these consolidated cases, *1315those officials, the Attorney General of Alabama, and the Governor of Alabama, as receiver of the Alabama prison system, challenge the propriety of the district court’s orders. Because the appellants have fully complied with the July 15 order, we dismiss the appeal of that order as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by92 opinions
- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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- Officer Melissa Kallstrom v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- State of Alabama v. U.S. Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Newman v. GraddickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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