Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Lee
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 14, 1968No. Civ. A. 12404PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Chief Judge.
QUESTION PRESENTED
Plaintiffs, currently on trial in a criminal case in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, New Haven County, where they are charged with conspiring to injure persons and property by means of explosives, have filed a complaint in this Court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to halt the state court criminal trial.
Plaintiffs’ motions in this Court to convene a three-judge district court and for issuance of a temporary restraining order to enjoin the state court prosecution present the threshold question of this Court’s jurisdiction over…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Reilly v. LeonardDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1978
- Shaw v. GarrisonDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
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- McLucas v. PalmerDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1970
- Andrews v. DillonDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1970