Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Redman
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 18, 1979No. Civ. A. 76-364PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
At the time this complaint was filed on October 25, 1976, 1 plaintiffs in this class action were all incarcerated prisoners at the Delaware Correctional Center (“DCC”) in Smyrna, Delaware. Invoking the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and several state laws governing corrections, their complaint sought permanent injunctive relief to alleviate the overcrowding of prisoners at DCC. This Court entered a final order in February of 1977 granting plaintiffs permanent injunctive relief. Although this Court expressly recognized the existence…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. Of Philadelphia v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Slawik v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
- Filipino Accountants' Ass'n v. State Board of AccountancyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Harradine v. Board of SupervisorsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Louisville Black Police Officers Organization, Inc. v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Dickerson v. YoungSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
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