(Download) "Cruz v. Estelle" by United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Cruz v. Estelle
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 19, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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SIMPSON, Circuit Judge: The appellant Fred A. Cruz, then a Texas prison inmate, sued Dr. Beto, the Director of the Texas Department of Corrections in federal district1 court in May 1970, seeking injunctive, declaratory, and pecuniary relief. Jurisdiction was alleged under Title 28, U.S.C. Sec. 1343, and Title 42, U.S.C. Sec. 1983.2 The district court dismissed the petition without hearing. Cruz v. Beto, S.D. Tex. 1970, 329 F. Supp. 443. We affirmed per curiam, Cruz v. Beto, 5 Cir. 1971, 445 F.2d 801. The Supreme Court of the United States granted Cruz's petition for writ of certiorari, vacated our judgment and remanded the cause to the district court for a hearing and appropriate findings. Cruz v. Beto, 1972, 405 U.S. 319, 92 S. Ct. 1079, 31 L. Ed. 2d 263.