1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 516 F.2d
  5. 516 F.2d 480 (1975)
 

IN RE ESTELLE

No. 75-1464.

516 F.2d 480 (1975)

In re W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 6, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen. of Tex., George R. Bedell, Daniel O. Goforth, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for petitioner.

Jack W. Flock, Mike A. Hatchell, Tyler, Tex., William Bennett Turner, San Francisco, Cal., for David Ruiz and others.

Roby Hadden, U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., Gail Littlefield, Office of Public Accommodation & Facilities, J. Stanley Pottinger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Rights Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for Public Accommodation & Facilities.

Before TUTTLE, GODBOLD and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 6, 1975.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:*

This is an original proceeding for a Writ of Mandamus or of Prohibition against the Hon. William Wayne Justice, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division. Petitioner W. J. Estelle, Director of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC), seeks a Writ, pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), to prevent...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases