Legal Opinion
Adams v. Barton
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 7, 1987No. BK-377PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZEHMER, Judge.
Douglas L. Adams, a prisoner at Union Correctional Institution, appeals a trial court order summarily denying his challenge to the validity of an internal operating procedure in effect at Union.
On April 1, 1985, Tom Barton, Superintendent of Union Correctional Institution, issued an internal operating procedure (IOP) changing the procedures dealing with inmate television viewing. The IOP limited the number of hours television would be available and set out procedures for selecting programming. Adams filed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that the IOP was an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Department of Corrections v. AdamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Adams v. Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Department of Corrections v. SumnerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Department of Corrections v. HollandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Department of Corrections v. PiccirilloDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
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