Legal Opinion
Green v. Ferrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1986No. 85-4863PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In February 1979, plaintiffs filed their original complaint, alleging that conditions in the Adams County Jail violated their civil rights. The trial court originally dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. This court reversed the trial court’s dismissal and remanded the case for a trial on the merits. Green v. Ferrell, 664 F.2d 1292 (5th Cir.1982). On remand, the trial court certified the plaintiff class as “all present and future inmates of the Adams County Jail.” The parties tried the case before a magistrate during July…
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