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Loyd v. Alabama Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 26, 1999No. 98-6189PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, representing all prisoners who are or will be confined at the Jackson County Jail in Scottsboro, Alabama, appeal the district court order terminating: (1) a 1994 consent decree governing the conditions of confinement at the Jackson County Jail, (2) a 1995 permanent injunction ordering the state to remove state inmates from the Jackson County Jail in a timely manner, and (3) a 1995 consent decree governing the responsibilities of the state of Alabama in removing state prisoners from Jackson County jails.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 7, 1994, the district court…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Agostini v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Diamond v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Anthony Aron v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  2. Dillard v. Chilton County CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Castillo v. Cameron CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  4. Everett Hadix, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Perry M. Johnson,defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  5. Jose Raul Castillo Francisco Lopez E Eloy Sanchez Jon Alan Ashcraft Gustavo Almaguer v. Cameron County, Texas, - Third Party v. State of Texas George W Bush, Governor of Texas Allan B Polunsky, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice Carole S Young, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice John David Franz, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice Patricia a Day, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice William "Hank" Moody, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice Alfred C Moran, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice Nancy Patton, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice a M "Mac" Stringfellow, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice Carol S Vance, Member of the Board Texas Department of Criminal Justice, - Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001

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