Legal Opinion
Randall Berwanger v. Jack L. Cottey, United States of America, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1999No. 98-3107PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Until recently Marion County Jail was subject to a federal injunction that establishes a maximum population. Orders entered in this long-running case, which began in 1972, regulate the Jail in many ways, but only the maximum-population features are at issue. These act as “prisoner release orders” for purposes of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, because, when the Jail is at the capacity set by the judge, it must release one prisoner for every new inmate it receives. In July 1997 the Jail asked the court to lift the population control so that it could house an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- System Federation No. 91 v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pasadena City Board of Education v. SpanglerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Freeman v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Missouri v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Robertson v. Seattle Audubon SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Miller v. FrenchSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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- Castillo v. Cameron CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Everett Hadix, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Perry M. Johnson,defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Ruiz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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