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Knecht v. Collins-903 F. Supp. 1193 (SD OH 1995)

Case • 1995

are commonplace."). With this in mind, prison officials must often shift a prisoner's residence. Consequently, the prisoners do not have a constitutional right to choose what institution they live in. Thus, we ...

Gadson v. State of Maryland-668 A.2d 22, 341 Md. 1 (Ct. of Appeals of MD, 1995

Case • 1995

from the prison building, he told Trooper Prince that he wanted to leave the area rather than submit. At the hearing, Gadson testified as to what happened after he pulled up to the guard booth: [32 ...

Singletary v. Costello-665 So.2d 1099 (Fla.App. 4 Dist. 1996)

Case • 1996

to the State interest where, as here, the issue is not whether, but when, for how long and at what cost to the individual [his] [or her] life may be briefly extended." [citations omitted]. [61] Id. at 14 ...

Rodi v. Ventetuolo-941 F.2d 22 (1st Cir. 1991)

Case • 1991

in remaining in the general prison population, we turn next to the question of what process was due. [43] In Hewitt, the Court held that, at a minimum, an inmate placed in administrative segregation ...

Rouse v. Plantier-997 F. Supp. 575 (D NJ 1998)

Case • 1998

are not an opportunity to argue what could have been, but was not, argued in the original set of moving and responsive papers. Similarly, such motions are not an opportunity for the parties to avail themselves ...

Ayeni v. Mottola-35 F.3d 680 (2nd Cir. 1994)

Case • 1994

U.S. 635, 640, 97 L. Ed. 2d 523, 107 S. Ct. 3034 (1987). The contours of the Ayenis' rights were "sufficiently clear that a reasonable official [in Mottola's position] would understand that what he ...

Lynce v. Mathis-117 S.Ct. 891 (1997)

Case • 1997

). *fn13 We have explained that such laws implicate the central concerns of the Ex Post Facto Clause: "the lack of fair notice and governmental restraint when the legislature increases punishment beyond what ...

Waterman v. Farmer-183 F.3d 208 (3rd Cir. 1999)

Case • 1999

the criminal offense with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited," Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 357, 75 L. Ed. 2d 903, 103 S. Ct. 1855 (1983), courts ...

Washa v. DOC-979 P.2d 273 (Or. App. 1999)

Case • 1999

. Specifically, the court noted that a probationer is entirely free to do what he pleases, when and where he pleases, so long as his actions are within the limits set by the conditions of his probation. Indeed ...

Imprisoned Citizens Union v. Ridge-169 F.3d 178 (2nd Cir. 1999)

Case • 1999

what the decree was designed to prevent." Id. at 388. Similarly, in [**12] System Fed'n No. 91 v. Wright, 364 U.S. 642, 5 L. Ed. 2d 349, 81 S. Ct. 368 (1961), the Court noted that the District ...

Montez v. Romer-32 F.Supp.2d 1235 (D Colo. 1999)

Case • 1999

by the Eleventh Amendment. n2 At this stage of the case, it is not possible to state with precision what other relief, if any, may be awarded, and whether such relief comports with the Eleventh Amendment. n2 ...

Sweeton v. Brown-27 F.3d 1162 (6th Cir. 1994)(en banc)

Case • 1994

banc). As in Evans, there is no federal interest here. Injunctions may be modified "when the statutory or decisional law has changed to make legal what the decree was designed to prevent." Rufo, 112 S.Ct ...

Noland v. Wheatley-835 F.Supp 476 (ND IN 1993)

Case • 1993

determines the individual has a protectable liberty interest, it must determine what procedural safeguards are required to protect that interest. Williams v. Lane, 851 F.2d 867, 880 (7th Cir. 1988), cert ...

Young v. Weston-898 F. Supp. 744 (WD WA 1995)

Case • 1995

for compensation for victims, among other things. n1 The Act was adopted by the Washington Legislature after several widely publicized acts of sexual violence provoked outrage among the public. In what ...

D.M. v. Terhune-67 F.Supp.2d 401 (DNJ 1999)

Case • 1999

that such relief may be more appropriate as part of an individual 42 U.S.C.A. Ã§ 1983 action, rather than this class action Settlement. A number of prisoners commented on what they perceived to be insufficient ...

Wright v. Morris-111 F.3d 414 (6th Cir. 1997)

Case • 1997

interpretation of what could be an extremely useful law deprives prisoners, state corrections systems, state prosecutors and courts of an opportunity [**26] to overcome some of the problems with prisoner petitions ...

Lavado v. Keohane-992 F.2d 601 (6th Cir. 1993)

Case • 1993

of the right [the official is alleged to have violated] must be sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right." Id. at 640. We have explained ...

Garner v. Jones-120 S. Ct. 1362 (2000)

Case • 2000

. Morales stressed that the question of what changes will be " `of sufficient moment to transgress the constitutional prohibition' must be a matter of `degree,' " 514 U. S., at 509 (citation omitted ...

Young v. Selsky-41 F.3d 47 (2nd Cir. 1994)

Case • 1994

" for long-term residents of our prisons. See James v. Quinlan, 886 F.2d 37, 40 n.5 (3d Cir. 1989)(quoting Gabel v. Lynaugh, 835 F.2d 124, 125 n.1 (5th Cir. 1988)). However, this is what has occurred. Thus ...

Knox v. Lanham-895 F. Supp. 750 (DC MD 1995)

Case • 1995

that "the question of what legislative adjustments 'will be held to be of sufficient moment to transgress the constitutional prohibition' must be a matter of 'degree.'" Id. at 1603 (quoting from Beazell v. Ohio, 269 ...