Legal Opinion
Guajardo v. Estelle
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 14, 1983No. Civ. A. 71-H-570PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SINGLETON, Chief Judge.
This class action was brought by prison inmates challenging the constitutionality of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) correspondence rules and practices. The parties have executed and presented to the court a settlement agreement including a final revised version of the TDC correspondence rules, pursuant to rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. After notice to the class members and the receipt of objections, a hearing was held to determine the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the settlement. One issue, whether TDC must…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cotton v. HintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Rush PETTWAY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Guadalupe Guajardo, Jr., Cross-Appellants v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Montana v. Patterson, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1994
- Kenneth Gregory Thompson, Jr. v. Linda PattesonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Guajardo v. Texas Department of Criminal JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Spellman v. HopperDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1999
- Banks v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
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