Legal Opinion
Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 26, 1988No. 87-5296PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBINSON.
Concurring Statement filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
This case is yet another chapter in the long and unfortunate history of efforts to control overcrowding and improve conditions in the prison system of the District of Columbia.1 The instant appeal is from an
*875order of the District Court holding the District in contempt for exceeding the limit set by a consent decree on the number of inmates that could be incarcerated in the Lorton Central facility (Central). We affirm.
I.The Background
On August 20,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Maggio v. ZeitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Owens v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia Appeal of Edwin A. Meese, Iii, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Leonard Campbell v. Anderson McGruder Superintendent, Detention Services, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Clark v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Tony Best v. Sharon Pratt Kelly, MayorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- William Langton v. Philip Johnston, John Bruder, John Bruder v. Philip Johnston, John Bruder v. Philip JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Pigford v. GlickmanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999
- Bettye Delores Pitts, Gwendolyn A. Samuels v. Richard ThornburghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Timothy C. Pigford,appellees, Leonard C. Cooper v. Dan Glickman, Secretary, the United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
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