Legal Opinion
Robert L. Rudolph v. Judson C. Locke, Jr., Commissioner, Alabama Board of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1979No. 78-3063PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert L. Rudolph is a state prisoner in Alabama. According to his complaint, he is voluntarily confined in a segregation unit because of threats to his life. An Alabama prison regulation provides that “absolutely nothing will be allowed to go from one inmate to another in the Segregation Units.” R. at 8. Rudolph brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the regulation violated his first amendment rights and his right of access to the courts. On the basis of the complaint, the answer, some motion papers, and an affidavit from Rudolph, the district court denied relief. Rudolph…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
3Cited by26 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Larry A. Storseth, 623435 v. John D. SpellmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- John Russell Webster, Cross-Appellants v. The City of Houston, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Hardy W. Ryland and Alma Odessa Ryland v. Alfred B. Shapiro, Edwin O. Ware and Edward E. Roberts, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Thorne v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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