Legal Opinion
Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia, Appellants/cross-Appellees, Nathaniel McQueen Appellees/cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 1, 1997No. 96-5089, 96-5106 and 96-5107PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
These appeals all arise out of a consent decree entered in 1982 and intended to resolve a suit initially filed in 1979 and refiled later as a class action. The suit sought broad changes in living conditions at the Central Facility at the District of Columbia’s prison in Lorton, Virginia. It was one of a number of, class actions brought on behalf of prisoners at different Lorton facilities. For a brief description, see Twelve John Does v. District of Columbia, 841 F.2d 1133, 1134-36…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Lashawn A. v. Marion S. Barry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by241 opinions
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