Filed Date: 1963
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Sometime prior to 1963, a prisoner at the District of Columbia Reformatory in Lorton, Virginia filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the District of Columbia in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The plaintiff asked the court to enjoin the threatened integration of the last remaining all-white dormitory in the prison, arguing that the defendants had discriminated against white inmates by not giving them their choice of living in all-white dormitories, while black inmates were given the choice of living in all-black dormitories.
On May 21, 1963, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Judge Oren Lewis) issued the injunction, holding that the plaintiff had established discrimination under the Civil Rights Act. Dixon v. Duncan, 218 F.Supp. 157 (E.D.Va. 1963). We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (5/4/2006)
Lewis, Oren Ritter (Virginia)
Cacheris, Plato (District of Columbia)
Gray, Chester H. (District of Columbia)
Lewis, Oren Ritter (Virginia)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Virginia
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Key Dates
Filing Date: 1963
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Prisoner seeking to enjoin threatened integration of dormitory at federal reformatory
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
District of Columbia (Lorton), State
Case Details
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
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Order Duration: 1963 - 0
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