Marcera v. Chinlund

CURTIN, Chief Judge.

Many of the pending questions in this action were once adjudicated in prior proceedings.1 When the United States Supreme Court, 442 U.S. 915, 99 S.Ct. 2833, 61 L.Ed.2d 281, vacated and remanded the most recent appellate decision in this case, however, these issues once again became subject to dispute. The parties have reasserted them to this court for resolution.

The constitutional issue presented by this case is whether pre-trial detainees in county jails have a right to have contact visits with their friends and families. Because I view this matter as one which preferably…