Legal Opinion
Wright v. Cuyler
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-1520, 78-2301PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Plaintiff in these consolidated civil rights actions, a state prisoner, alleges that defendants, various officials of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Corrections, violated his constitutional rights by denying his application to participate in a pre-release program. Wright seeks declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting defendants from further violations of his rights, and compensatory and punitive damages. Defendants now move to dismiss certain of Wright’s claims for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 1
The allegations in Wright’s complaint,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Connecticut Board of Pardons v. DumschatSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Winsett v. McGinnesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Farmer v. CarlsonDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Doe v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Owens v. BeardDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- Reider v. Commonwealth, Bureau of CorrectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Gilliam v. QuinlanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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