Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Celeste

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 9, 1994No. Nos. 92-3370, 92-3897PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

The district court certified the plaintiffs in this prisoner civil rights action as a class representing all current and future inmates confined in the Lima Correctional Institution (LCI). A magistrate judge, acting as a special master, conducted several days of hearings and issued a report favorable to plaintiffs, finding that defendants had been deliberately indifferent to plaintiffs’ serious medical needs. The district judge rejected these conclusions and plaintiffs appealed. Because we conclude that the notice of appeal was defective, we dismiss for lack of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  3. Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. William Butler Smith v. Leman HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  5. LeDuc v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Frey v. City of HerculaneumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  2. Frey v. City Of HerculaneumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. Garcia v. WashCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. Garcia v. WashCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. Brooks v. CelesteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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