Legal Opinion
Laaman v. Perrin
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided August 11, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-187PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BOWNES, District Judge.
In this civil rights action, the court must balance two important but competing interests. Plaintiff Laaman, an active, successful and politically motivated writ writer at the New Hampshire State Prison (NHSP) has been ordered transferred into the federal prison system by defendants. The written and verbalized justifications for the transfer are reasonable, rational and within the scope of the prison officials’ discretion. However, plaintiff claims that the real underlying motivation for his transfer is to rid the prison of its most active, vocal and…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Anthony F. McDonald v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- John Furtado v. Harold Bishop, John Furtado v. Harold BishopCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Roy Buise v. Donald Hudkins, Individually and as Superintendent of the Indiana State FarmCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Johnny Bridges v. R. Russell, Dep. Warden, Scc L. Davis, Dep. Warden, Scc Annex State Investigator Copeland George Bowen, Warden, Scc/scc AnnexCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Garland v. PolleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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