Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1998No. 97-30486PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
The Hamilton plaintiffs appeal the district court’s order vacating and rescinding consent decrees setting inmate populations and guard-to-prisoner ratios at parish correctional facilities. For the reasons assigned, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
BACKGROUND
For nearly three decades federal courts have been required to address problems in the operation of the Louisiana prison system. In 1969 a class action, Hamilton v. Schiro,1 was filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana challenging conditions in the New Orleans Parish Prison. In April 1970, the trial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Gary W. v. State of Louisiana, Etc., Dr. William Cherry, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Debra Walker v. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development v. The Housing Authority of the City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Maurice S. Thompson v. Jiro J. Enomoto, Director, California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Frank Edward Fischer, III v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by90 opinions
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- Bass v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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- McLaughlin v. Mississippi Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
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