Legal Opinion
Libby v. Marshall
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 26, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-2281-SPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON STATE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
SKINNER, District Judge.
Introduction
Plaintiffs brought this action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the conditions of their confinement in the Norfolk County Jail and House of Correction (“jail”), violated their constitutional rights. On January 17,1984, I issued a Memorandum and Order in which I found that certain conditions at the jail did violate the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights, and I granted a preliminary injunction requiring, inter alia, that the number of prisoners at the jail at any one…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Feliciano v. DuBoisDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1994
- David Libby v. Clifford Marshall, Michael DukakisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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