Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Prasse
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 16, 1968No. 17115PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This case is before the court on appeal by a state prisoner from a District Court order dismissing his action under the Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-3 and 1985(3)) seeking (1) an injunction to restrain the Commissioner of Corrections and certain prison officials of the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh from denying (a) his right to exercise his religious belief, and (b) his right of access to the courts, and (2) actual and punitive damages for such alleged denials of his civil rights.1
Insofar as appellant complains of alleged denial of his right of…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Herman Jackson, Jr. v. James B. Godwin, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- James Richey v. Walter H. Wilkins, Warden, Attica State Prison, and Paul D. McGinnis Commissioner of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States of America Ex Rel. Pearly Wilson v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
4Cited by18 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Burwell L. Jones v. Alfred T. Rundle, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Weaver v. WilcoxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Urbano v. McCorkleDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1971
- Wilson v. PrasseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Weaver v. WilcoxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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