Legal Opinion
Burks v. Teasdale
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided May 23, 1980No. 77-04008-CV-C, 75-CV-100-C and 78-04093-CV-CPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELMO B. HUNTER, District Judge.
This is the second portion of a class action challenging numerous conditions at the Missouri State Penitentiary. The first portion of the case dealt with overcrowding and sanitary conditions. See, Burks v. Walsh, 461 F.Supp. 454 (W.D.Mo.1978), aff’d sub nom. Burks v. Teasdale, 603 F.2d 59 (8th Cir. 1979). Here, plaintiffs have challenged the constitutional adequacy of various aspects of medical treatment inmates receive at the Missouri State Penitentiary Hospital (“MSPH”) under the 8th and 14th amendments to the United States Constitution. 1 Specifically,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Dawson v. KendrickDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1981
- Society for Good Will to Retarded Children, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Cody v. HillardDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1984
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