Legal Opinion
Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail v. Kearney
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 9, 1990No. Civ. A. 71-162-KPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KEETON, District Judge.
Before the court is the motion of the Sheriff of Suffolk County, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 60(b)(5) and (6), to modify the April 9, 1979 consent decree between the parties in this case to the extent of permitting double-celling of inmates in 197 of the 316 regular male housing cells at the new Suffolk County jail at Nashua Street.
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This suit was brought in 1971 by inmates of the old Suffolk County jail at Charles Street. The inmates alleged that the incarceration of pretrial detainees in the Charles Street Jail violated the Constitution. The Charles…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Jane Fortin, Etc. v. Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail v. EisenstadtDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
- Philadelphia Welfare Rights Organization v. ShappCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Inmates of Suffolk County Jail v. RouseCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail v. RufoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- R.C. Ex Rel. Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program v. NachmanDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
- David C. Ex Rel. Brown v. LeavittCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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