Legal Opinion
Delorme v. Pierce Freightlines Co.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided January 18, 1973No. Civ. 72-644PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Before GOODWIN, Circuit Judge, and SOLOMON and BURNS, District Judges. SOLOMON, Judge:
Wendell Delorme, a prisoner at the Oregon State Penitentiary, seeks a declaratory judgment and injunction invalidating Oregon’s “civil death” statute, ORS 137.240, 1 because it deprives him of access to the State’s courts and administrative bodies. 2 A three-judge court was convened under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284.
The facts are not in dispute. On December 16, 1968, Delorme injured his back while lifting freight for his employer, Pierce Freightlines Co. (Pierce). On December 31, 1969,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gerald D. Peterson v. Isadore NadlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Chinn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1971
3Cited by11 opinions
- Mitchell v. MooreSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
- Thompson v. BondDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1976
- Earl D. Wimberly v. Stanley J. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Craigo v. MarshallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- McCuiston v. WanickaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
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