Legal Opinion
Edgar Labat v. The Honorable John J. McKeithen Governor of the State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1966No. 22937PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, a prisoner on death row in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, filed suit in the district court seeking injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985(3), The essence of his complaint was that his constitutional rights have been violated in that he has been denied the privilege of corresponding through the United States mails with any and all persons of his choice as a result of an opinion rendered by the Attorney General of Louisiana to the officials of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The opinion contained the Attorney General’s construction of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- John Alfred Lee v. Ralph H. Tahash, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- James G. McCloskey v. State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Adams v. EllisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
3Cited by6 opinions
- Carothers v. FolletteDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Sinclair v. HendersonDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Leon G. Schack v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Sostre v. OtisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Wilson v. Nevada Department of PrisonsDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1981
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