Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of the Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities, Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells,individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities
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No. 362189
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of the Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities, Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells,individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities
No. 362189 · Decided December 13, 1978
No. 362189·Fourth Circuit · 1978·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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December 13, 1978
Citation
No. 362189
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Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of the Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities, Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells,individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of the Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities, Charles E. Johnson, Charles A. Hunter, Rodger W. Osborne, and Thomas L. Wells,individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Division of Correction Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Ralph L. Williams, Warden, Maryland House of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland, Warren C. Nelson, Earl A. Curreri, Carl Jackson, Prisoners of Maryland Penitentiary, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. George H. Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Mary Lou Bartram, Superintendent, Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center Mark A. Levine, Commissioner, Maryland Division of Correction Robert J. Lally, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Henry P. Turner, Chairman, Maryland Parole Commission Marvin Mandel, Governor of the State of Maryland McLindsey Hawkins, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Sigmund Fine, Assistant Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Maryland Division of Correction Louis Goldstein, Member, Board of Public Works William S. James, Member, Board of Public Works D. J. Smith, Sergeant, Maryland Penitentiary, Sued Individually and in Their Official Capacities in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on December 13, 1978.
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