Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Hollenbach v. Haycraft

54 L. Ed. 2d 291

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1977-10-31
Topic
general

an “unfortunate insensitivity” on the part of supervisory personnel to constitutional violations by state police did not establish “causal link” needed to support injunctive relief against supervisors | “a prison official may not take solace in ostrichism”

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied. Mr. Justice Powell would grant certiorari, vacate judgment, and remand case for further consideration in light of Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman, 433 U. S. 406 (1977).

Mr. Justice White took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.