Legal Opinion
Jones v. Diamond
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1975No. 74-3098PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case is a virtual paradigm of the therapy afforded by Rule 23 in section 1983 claims. Marvin Jones, a black prisoner confined in jail awaiting trial,1 instituted this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in an attempt to reform the conditions of the Jackson County jail.2 Shortly thereafter, to his consternation, his efforts were aborted by an order of the district court denying his motion to certify the case as a class action and dismissing as defendants the individual members of the Jackson County Board of Supervisors. Regrettably, plaintiff’s inattention to the details…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by181 opinions
- Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,265 Fred Zeidman and Steven Youngelson v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Grayson v. K Mart Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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