Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Ward
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 13, 1978No. Civ-1969-435, Civ-1971-101, Civ-1971-131, Civ-1972-11, Civ-1972-12, Civ-1972-23 and Civ-1973-289PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
When this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was first filed with the court on November 26, 1969, six named inmates and the Mattachine and Fortune Societies challenged the guidelines and procedures of the New York Department of Correctional Services governing the review by corrections officials and the receipt of literature by inmates in New York State correctional facilities. Plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against the Commissioner of Correction and the wardens of the Attica, Auburn, and Green Haven State…
2Cases cited75 opinions
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- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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- Nichols v. NixDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1993
- Dooley v. QuickDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984
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