Legal Opinion
Berch v. Stahl
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided March 25, 1974No. C-C-72-53, C-C-72-181, C-C-72-220PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
McMILLAN, District Judge.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
These cases were heard at Charlotte on February 20, 1973, having earlier been combined for testimony on all equity matters at issue. Pursuant to 42 U. S.C. § 1983, they challenge conditions and practices in the Mecklenburg County Jail, Charlotte, North Carolina, as unconstitutional under the First, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Damages and equitable relief are sought. The court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). Defendant Stahl is and was at all times mentioned the…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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