Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Petsock
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 1992No. Civ. A. 89-1949PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LEWIS, District Judge.
By order dated April 7, 1992, the court ordered the parties to file briefs on the constitutional issues presented by John R. Boyd’s claim of civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Having previously filed a joint stipulated list of relevant facts, the parties consented to allow the court to decide the constitutional issues “on the paper.” After an independent review of the file and applicable case law, the court con- eludes that the mailing system in place at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh (“SCIP”) on July 22, 1987, was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kim King and Kent Norman v. Victor AtiyehCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Polyns Bieregu v. Janet Reno L. Yearby G. Berman, All Employees of Mail Room StaffsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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- Polyns Bieregu v. Janet Reno L. Yearby G. Berman, All Employees of Mail Room StaffsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Bieregu v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995