Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Sero v. Preiser
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 6, 1974No. 72 Civ. 778PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LASKER, District Judge.
The issues before us in this latest of a number of opinions filed in this storied case are whether plaintiffs’ allegations that the New York procedure for imposing “extended” reformatory sentences upon them is unconstitutional and that they are constitutionally entitled to time off for good behavior state claims upon which relief can be granted. We wrote earlier on these subjects, when plaintiffs sought injunctive relief, and the issue before us was whether these propositions presented substantial constitutional questions such as to require the convening of a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McGinnis v. RoysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Richard B. Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Merlin Ohlinger v. Robert J. Watson, Administrator, Corrections Division of the State of OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Larry Frazier v. John R. Manson, Commissioner of Corrections, Kenneth Schaffer v. Carl Robinson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Carmona v. WardDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- United States Ex Rel. Sero v. PreiserDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- United States v. James T. SchellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
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