Legal Opinion
Richard B. Smith v. Sheriff Mike Sullivan, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1980No. 78-1660PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of contempt entered against the sheriff and the members of the commissioners court of El Paso County, Texas, by the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Contempt proceedings were initiated as a result of the defendants’ failure to comply with the district court’s October 19, 1977, order limiting to 500 the inmate population at the El Paso County jail. 1 In February, 1978, the defendants reported to the court that they had allowed the population to exceed 500. 2 The district court ordered the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- In re NevittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Veronica Lewis, Individually Etc., Naomi Barry Pottinger, Individually, Etc., Vincent Lewis, Daisy Llewellyn, and Margaret Clark, Individually, Etc. v. S. S. Baune, in the Matter of Skibs A/s Baumare and Torvald Klaveness, as Owner Andmanaging Owner of the S/s Baune, Petitioning for Exoneration From or Limitationof Liability v. Phyllis Hoyt, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,322 Securities and Exchange Commission v. First Financial Group of Texas, Inc., William H. HowtonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Buffington v. Baltimore CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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- Ingalls v. Thompson (In Re Bradley)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Bernard and Odette Port v. Jack Heard, Sheriff of Harris County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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