Legal Opinion
Edward A. Gregory v. Fred Wyse, Warden, Colorado State Penitentiary, Reverend John David Conti v. Fred Wyse, Warden, Colorado State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1975No. 73-1405PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
This consolidated appeal is from separate judgments sustaining motions to dismiss civil rights actions (42 U.S.C. § 1983, 28 U.S.C. § 1443) by inmates of the Colorado penitentiary against responsible state administrators. We know, of course, the complaints should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the complainants can prove no set of facts in support of their claims which would entitle them to relief. And where, as here, there are substantial allegations of violations of constitutional rights in the treatment of state…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Robert L. Twyman v. Richard A. Crisp, Phillip Kirk, Melvin D. Typer, James E. Sorrells, and Charles E. StamperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Andrews v. DelandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Mitchell v. MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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