Martinez v. Rosado

1 Citing case

  1. Harrah v. Leverette

    165 W. Va. 665 (W. Va. 1980)   Cited 57 times
    Finding that "[m]anagement of a prison system is an executive, not a judicial, function"

    Butler v. Bensinger, 377 F. Supp. 870, 877-878 (N.D. Ill. 1974). See also, Martinez v. Rosado, 474 F. Supp. 758 (S.D.N.Y. 1979), reversed, 614 F.2d 829 (2d Cir. 1980). This criteria for a ยง 1983 cause of action for violation of the constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment is logically compelling and supports redress by habeas corpus.