Eleventh Circuit· 8/9/1982

Newman v. Alabama

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683 F.2d 1312

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holding that a district court cannot forego a contempt proceeding in favor of enforcing its injunction by making the required action directly for the enjoined party
holding that “[a] federal court . . . must recognize that it is ill-equipped to involve itself intimately in the administration of the prison system” and observing that “[d]eference to prison authorities is especially appropriate when state penal facilities are involved”
explaining that plaintiffs seeking enforcement of an order are not entitled to \new and extraordinary injunctive relief that was beyond the scope of the [order]\
reversing district court’s injunction requiring release of prisoners on probation because it “involved the court in the operation of the State’s system of criminal justice to a greater extent than necessary” and less intrusive equitable remedy was available
“Deference to prison authorities is especially appropriate when state penal facilities are involved.”
order directing prisoners to be released abuse of discretion when plaintiffs did not seek to hold defendants in contempt; relief became new injunctive order beyond the scope of the consent decree and beyond the scope of the proven constitutional violation

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Judges: Kravitch, Morgan, Tjoflat

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