Legal Opinion
Genus D. Ulmer v. George Chancellor, Sheriff, and Jones County Board of Supervisors
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1982No. 82-4007PublishedCited by 547 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
In this pro se civil rights suit, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Supp. Ill 1979), the plaintiff, Ulmer, a former prisoner in the jail of Jones County, Mississippi, alleges that unsanitary conditions and inadequate facilities at the jail, including lack of medical treatment and facilities for exercise, deprived him of his federal constitutional rights. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the Sheriff of Jones County and from members of the county Board of Supervisors, together with declaratory and injunctive relief.
Ulmer’s request for appointment of counsel was…
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3Cited by547 opinions
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