Legal Opinion
Incarcerated Man of Allen County Jail v. Edward Fair, Sheriff of Allen County
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1974No. 74-1052PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
This suit was begun on June 20, 1972, when eleven inmates of the Allen County Jail filed a pro se complaint, stating that “Our conditions are unbearable to the point of not serviving [sic].” Allegations were made of severe overcrowding, lack of blankets and medical care, prevalence of scalp diseases and lice, and lack of sunlight, among other things.
The District Court treated the complaint as a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, with jurisdiction founded on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), and it appointed Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (A.B.L.E.) to represent the inmates.…
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