Legal Opinion
Russell v. Oliver
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 21, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-C-114-HPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, District Judge.
Donald R. Russell, an inmate in the Virginia Correctional System has filed suit against several officials within the Department of Corrections alleging several grounds for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jurisdiction vests in this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343. Plaintiff seeks injunctive and monetary relief, immediate release from custody, 1 “and for such other relief as to this court seems just, proper and equitable.”
The plaintiff’s first contention is that the officials of Unit #10 have failed to make available a list of the unit’s rules and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Younger v. GilmoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gilmore v. LynchDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lock v. JenkinsDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1978
- Hall v. State of Md.District Court, D. Maryland · 1977
- Spencer v. SnellDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1986
- Russell v. LovingDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
- Stanley Sylvester Harris v. Richard Young, Terrell Don HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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