CANTERINO v. WILSON

No. 82-5498.

869 F.2d 948 (1989)

Pat CANTERINO a/k/a Pat Williams, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, The United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. George WILSON, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara W. Jones (argued), Linda G. Cooper, Corrections Cabinet, Office of Gen. Counsel, Frankfort, Ky., for defendants-appellants.

Leslie W. Abramson, University of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky., David A. Friedman (argued), Eleanor F. Martin, Claudia Wright, Nat. Prison Project, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Patricia G. Littlefield, U.S. Dept. of Justice-Sp. Litigation, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-intervenor.

Before WELLFORD, MILBURN, and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.


BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellants, the Secretary of the Corrections Cabinet of Kentucky and others involved with the administration of the Kentucky prison system, appeal to this court from a decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky enjoining enforcement of Kentucky Revised Statutes § 197.140, finding that the statute violates the due process and equal protection clauses of the United States Constitution. U.S....

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