Legal Opinion
Gilland v. Owens
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided August 16, 1989No. 87-2191 GA, 87-2276 GA, 87-2273 GA, 87-2429 GA, 87-2341 GA, 87-2348 GA, 88-2924 GB and 88-2095 GAPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AS TO CONDITIONS ISSUES
GIBBONS, District Judge.
In this class action plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief on behalf of all persons who are or will be confined in the Shelby County Jail in Memphis, Tennessee. 1 Plaintiffs sue under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and, challenging conditions at the Shelby County Jail, allege that defendants, acting under color of state law, have deprived them of various federal constitutional rights. Original defendants in the case are Jack Owens, Sheriff of Shelby County; Ed Totten, then chief jailer of Shelby County;…
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