Legal Opinion
Richard Franklin Miller v. Dale Carson, Etc., Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, T. Edward Austin, Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 23, 1977No. 75-4464PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Detainees, incarcerated in the Duval County Jail in Jacksonville, Florida, brought this class action to improve conditions in the jail. The plaintiffs-appellees alleged that the defendants, county and state officials responsible for the operation of, the jail, violated the detainees’ civil rights, under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986, their constitutional rights, under the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments, and certain statutory rights under Florida law. They asked for declaratory and injunctive relief, and for damages. Louie L.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. Diamond, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- James Dimarzo v. Robert E. Cahill, Frank A. Hall, James Dimarzo v. Robert E. CahillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Kompare v. SteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Jack Thompson v. Ray D. Bass, Etc., Dan H. Turner, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- John Bush v. Robert O. ViternaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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