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Swint v. Chambers County Commission-514 U.S. 35; 115 S.Ct. 1203; 131 L.Ed.2d 60 (1995)

Case • 1995

discretion to allow interlocutory appeals. [***LEdHN8] APPEAL § 23 what decisions are final -- interlocutory orders -- Headnote:[8] While Congress, in 28 USCS 1292(e) and 2072(c), has empowered ...

Thomas v. Texas Dept of Criminal Justice-297 F.3d 361 (5th Cir. 2002)

Case • 2002

as severe as what Thomas suffered during the retaliatory period. She described continued anger and fears that the lawsuit will bar her from future promotion. She continues to suffer from a heart condition ...

Vitek v. Jones-445 U.S. 480, 100 S.Ct. 1254, 63 L.Ed.2d 552 (1980

Case • 1980

the prisoner's interest from due process protection nor answers the question of what process is due under the Constitution. [30] B [31] The District Court was also correct in holding that independently ...

Lucas v. United States-757 S. W.2d 687 (Tex. 1988).

Case • 1988

. Does a legislative enactment which partially restricts the right of redress trigger the protections of Article I, Section 13? If so, what is the appropriate standard of review to be applied? [119 ...

David K. v. Lane-839 F.2d 1265 (7th Cir. 1988)

Case • 1988

they think they are fooling? What elements of "membership" -- as opposed to "activity" -- take place behind those screens? What are prison gangs for, except to engage in forbidden "activity"? Surely ...

Procunier v. Martinez-416 U.S. 396, 94 S.Ct. 1800, 40 L.Ed.2d 224 (1974)

Case • 1974

. On the other, the uncertainty of the constitutional standard makes it impossible for correctional officials to anticipate what is required of them and invites repetitive, piecemeal litigation on behalf ...

Inmates of Occoquan v. Barry-650 F.Supp. 619 (D DC 1986)

Case • 1986

] distressed to learn that defendants do not know what the plans are, if any exist, for the program building now under construction in the Occoquan courtyard. Tr. at 744. 5. Inmate Supervision Correctional ...

DeMallory v. Cullen-855 F.2d 442 (7th Cir. 1988)

Case • 1988

that DeMallory is entitled to damages if he suffered no prejudice to the vindication of any legal claim. So too for the challenge to the conditions of confinement. We do not learn from DeMallory what the injury ...

District of Columbia v. U.S. Dept of Commerce-789 F.Supp. 1179 (D DC 1992)

Case • 1992

that the only issue before it was whether the Bureau was doing what it should to conduct the most accurate census practicable. The court summarized the focus of its concern by noting that "the question is which ...

Harding v. Stynchomb-691 F.2d 1364 (11th Cir. 1982).

Case • 1982

?" he replied: Well, the only -- the one and only, if you want to call it sex bias or whatever you call it, is what this whole case is all about. Not but one place that I haven't got -- I will say I don't ...

Nyhuis v. Reno-204 F.3d 65 (3rd Cir. 2000)

Case • 2000

remedies before the prisons themselves have had the opportunity (and have the ability) to do so, is surely not what Congress intended when it enacted the PLRA. Cf. Perez, 182 F.3d at 536-37 ("No one can know ...

Jones v. Blanas-393 F.3d 918 (9th Cir. 2004)

Case • 2004

housing that does not involve any deprivation of privileges other than what is necessary to protect the inmates and staff." Id. § 4002(b). [20] In June 1997, Jones was incarcerated at the Susanville ...

Flagner v. Wilkinson-241 F.3d 475 (6th Cir. 2001)

Case • 2001

. City of Cincinnati, 953 F.2d 1036, 1042 (6th Cir. 1992), such that "the contours of the right [are] sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates ...

Caldwell v. Caesar-150 F.Supp.2d 50 (D DC 2001)

Case • 2001

of furthering [a] compelling governmental interest." Plaintiff argues that Defendants have not shown a "compelling governmental interest" for what he claims was a substantial burden on his religious practices ...

Hoevenaar v. Lazaroff-276 F.Supp.2d 811 (SD OH 2003)

Case • 2003

energies [*815] and to connecting to his ancestors through the ceremonies he performs. He believes that his hair is also what connects him to the "Red Road of Life," or the path to spirituality ...

Lockley v. New Jersey DOC-828 A.2d 869 (NJ 2003)

Case • 2003

stated that [44] the only legal issue here is what instruction, if any, should be given to the jury with respect to the financial capacity of the State... to pay punitive damages.... [45] [T ...

Hunter v. Heath-95 F.Supp.2d 1140 (D OR 2000)

Case • 2000

specifically encourage prisoners to use the kyte system. Hunter has submitted what appears to be a copy of a newsletter distributed by SRCI officials which states that the kyte system "is an excellent tool ...

Clarke v. Stalder-121 F.3d 222 (5th Cir. 1997)

Case • 1997

for non-provocatively voicing his objection to what he obviously felt was a highly questionable detention by a police officer"); Guffey v. Wyatt, 18 F.3d 869, 871-73 (10th Cir.1994) (police officer ...

Dewalt v. Carter-224 F.3d 607 (7th Cir. 2000)

Case • 2000

that will give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit, 507 U.S. 163, 168 (1993 ...

Johnson v. Daley-117 F.Supp.2d 889 (WD WI 2000)

Case • 2000

-existent incentives. In nearly 100% of all prisoner cases, whether a prisoner will have legal representation is not the prisoner's decision but the court's. Contrary to what Congress seems to have believed ...