Legal Opinion
Powell v. Ward
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 23, 1975No. 74 Civ. 4628PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEWART, District Judge:
This is a class action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to enjoin the of fieials at New York’s two state prisons for women from enforcing prison disciplinary procedures unless and until they comply with the guidelines set forth by the Supreme Court last term in Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 94 S.Ct. 2963, 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974). Plaintiffs, prisoners at the Bedford Hills and the Fish-kill Correctional Facilities, -seek inter alia, a preliminary injunction to enjoin defendant prison officials from holding Adjustment Committee disciplinary proceedings…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by36 opinions
- People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- McKinnon v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- John McCann Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. T. Coughlin, Iii, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Michael A. Bolden, Sr. v. Al Alston, Superintendent, Lincoln Correctional Facility, Nathaniel Hayes, Sergeant and Edward Kirkland, SergeantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- McKINNON v. PATTERSONCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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