Legal Opinion
Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. Wecht
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 26, 1985No. Civ. A. 76-743PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COHILL, District Judge.
Presently before the Court is a Motion by Plaintiffs for Additional Relief, arising out of the alleged current practice of the Warden of the Allegheny County Jail of refusing admission to women committed to the Allegheny County Jail at times when the women’s population of the jail reaches the population cap of 30 women imposed by previous orders of this Court. 1
Plaintiffs allege that because of Defendants’ policy, female prisoners legally committed by district magistrates to the Allegheny County Jail are kept in police lockups of the City of Pittsburgh, often for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Bowman, Jerry v. Wilson, Lieutenant Scott E., Brig Officer, Naval Confinement Facility Philadelphia Naval Yard. Appeal of Lieutenant Scott E. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Owens-El v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Twelve John Does v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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