Legal Opinion
Tucker v. Phyfer
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1987No. 85-7658PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
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Appellant, Larry Tucker, was sixteen years old when his mother and Next *1032Friend, Ruby Tucker, filed this case on his behalf on September 25, 1981. Tucker was incarcerated in the Lauderdale County jail in Florence, Alabama, and he claimed that the defendants, the Lauderdale County sheriff and other officials responsible for the operation of the jail, were confining him and other juveniles in the jail under dangerous, inadequate, and unlawful conditions in violation of the eighth and fourteenth amendments.1 Tucker sought money damages for himself and declaratory and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by98 opinions
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- Johnson v. Board of Regents of the University of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
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- Lusardi v. Xerox Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Charles McNair v. Synapse Grp IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
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