Legal Opinion
Ballard v. Spradley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1977No. Nos. 76-3182 to 76-3186PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The United States Marshals Service appeals from an order requiring a local marshal to transport state prisoner-plaintiffs to the district court so that they may testify in pending 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions. The order contemplates that each state prisoner will be transferred by the State of Florida from his regular place of incarceration to a local county jail. The marshal is directed to then take custody of the prisoners at the jail, transport them to the district court, and return them to the jail after trial. We hold that appellate jurisdiction exists to review the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by98 opinions
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