Legal Opinion
Newman v. Graddick
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1984No. Nos. 83-7077, 83-7422, 83-7617, 83-7680 and 84-7000PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
These actions began in 1971 as separate lawsuits brought by inmates under 42 U.S. C.A. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3) to redress a host of constitutional violations in the Alabama prison system. After extensive hearings, the district court ordered sweeping relief over ten years ago. In the margin we list the reported cases reflecting the course of litigation during the past decade,1 and for easy identification of dates, a chronological listing of various events in this litigation.2
*1516These five appeals, Nos. 83-7077, 83-7422, 83-7617, 83-7680, and 84-7000, are from the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Alabama v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. RylanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- System Federation No. 91 v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Harris v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Dan Duran v. Richard J. ElrodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Howard Johnson Co. v. KhimaniCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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