Legal Opinion
Martin v. Wainwright
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1976No. Nos. 74-4108 and 75-2431PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, John Tyrone Martin, filed the two actions which are the subject of this appeal under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In No. 74-4108, Martin, an inmate in the Florida State Prison at Starke, Florida, describes in somewhat confused fashion a number of incidents in which prison officials allegedly interfered with plaintiff’s outgoing legal correspondence. Naming as defendants various individuals entrusted with the operations of the Starke institution, Martin prays for an injunction, de*939claratory judgment, and damages. The district court, solely on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Fred Arispe Cruz v. W. B. (Bill) Hauck, Sheriff of Bexar County and Jesse Dobbs, Chief Jailer, Bexar County JailCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- J. W. Gamble v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Andrew Lee Jackson v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Joseph Taylor v. W. L. SterrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Edwin C. Covington v. Aubrey Cole, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Jaspercounty, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- French v. HeyneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Dawson v. KendrickDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1981
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