Legal Opinion
James Dimarzo v. Robert E. Cahill, Frank A. Hall, James Dimarzo v. Robert E. Cahill
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 19, 1978No. 77-1416 and 77-1417PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Commissioner of Correction Hall and Essex County Sheriff Gahill appeal from an order by the district court mandating certain changes in the Essex County Jail and House of Correction (hereafter “Essex”). Sheriff Cahill filed no brief in support of his appeal; he was represented at oral argument where his counsel stated that the sheriff’s position was ministerial only and that he has tried to comply with the court order to the extent within his power. The Essex County Commissioners, who have not appealed from the district court order, control the purse strings, not the…
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