Legal Opinion
Joe Frank Harris, Governor v. Horace Luckey, III
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 16, 1990No. 90-9062PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Appellants (defendants below) have presented to this court a petition for permission to appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) and Fed.R.App.P. 5. For the reasons that follow, the petition is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellees (plaintiffs below) filed their complaint in this case on October 24, 1986 and their amendment to that complaint on November 25, 1986. The class action was initiated by two groups of plaintiffs: (1) all present and future indigent persons charged with criminal offenses in the courts of Georgia; and, (2) all attorneys who represent indigent defendants in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Foster Children v. Jeb Bush, Kathleen Kearney, Chuck Bates, Robert Williams, Ester TibbsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Pompey v. Broward CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Earwood v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1993
- Horace Luckey III v. Zell Miller, GovernorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Mosher v. Speedstar Division of AMCA International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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