LYONS v. GILLIGAN

Civ. A. No. C 74-271.

382 F.Supp. 198 (1974)

Michael LYONS et al., Plaintiffs, v. John J. GILLIGAN, Individually and in his capacity as Governor of the State of Ohio, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Ohio, E. D.

September 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ovid C. Lewis, University Heights, Ohio, for plaintiffs.

Richard B. Igo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WILLIAM K. THOMAS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, two inmates of the Marion Correctional Institution of Marion, Ohio, and their wives, bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970) against various state officials on the theory that the absence of the opportunity for conjugal visits at the institution denies the plaintiffs their constitutional right of privacy and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Defendants move to dismiss...

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