Legal Opinion
Williams v. Craven
District Court, C.D. California
Decided October 5, 1967No. Civ. 67-1087PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT AND CAUSE OF ACTION
HAUK, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a state prisoner, brings a suit for “exemplary damages” under the Civil Rights Act. It appears that plaintiff, while on parole, was convicted of battery, a misdemeanor, on his plea of guilty and served 20 days. His parole was revoked. He sues various state officials and the Department of Corrections and Adult Authority, claiming that the parole revocation subjected him to double punishment, that he was denied counsel at the parole revocation hearing, and -that he did not receive the same treatment accorded to rich…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hyser v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Paul v. Byrne, Jr. v. John Kysar, Alfred L. Fein, Stanley J. Imbiorski, Francis E. Schlax and Charles I. BarishCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Sammy Williams v. Walter H. DunbarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Lang v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ambrek v. ClarkDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Glancy v. Parole Board of the Michigan Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1968
- Horn v. People of CaliforniaDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1968
- Mann v. SnyderDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
- Miller v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1970
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