Legal Opinion
Stone v. City & County of San Francisco
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1992No. 91-16927PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
The City and County of San Francisco (“the City”) appeals a contempt order against it for its failure to comply with provisions of a consent decree governing population levels at one of the City’s jails. We affirm the entry of the contempt order, but vacate that part of the order allowing the Sheriff to override applicable state laws in conducting early release.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs are pretrial detainees in San Francisco’s jail on the sixth floor of the Hall of Justice (“Jail No. 1”). The plaintiffs filed a class action in 1978 challenging the…
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3Cited by52 opinions
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