Legal Opinion
McGruder v. Phelps
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1979No. 79-2088PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Lionel McGruder, Jr., an inmate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, filed this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 on October 31, 1978 on behalf of himself “and all others similarly situated.” On his form petition he claimed deprivation of constitutional rights, discriminatory deprivation of privileges that were accorded to inmates in other cellblock areas, and failure of prison officials to apprise inmates of standards used to decide whether to transfer inmates out of Cellblock “C.” On a separate sheet, apparently accepted as part of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- James H. McLellan v. Mississippi Power & Light Company, International Brotherhood of Electricalworkers, Local 605 Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- James E. Sweet v. South Carolina Department of Corrections, Director William D. LeekeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Genus D. Ulmer v. George Chancellor, Sheriff, and Jones County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Alvin Ray Cooper v. Sheriff, Lubbock County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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