Legal Opinion
Joseph Taylor v. W. L. Sterrett, Julius Dwain Perry, Sr. v. James E. (Bill) Decker, Joseph Taylor v. W. L. Sterrett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1974No. 72-2443, 72-3689PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
This litigation concerns conditions in the Dallas County, Texas, jail. The opinion of the District Court is reported, Taylor v. Sterrett, 344 F.Supp. 411 (1972). We affirm and remand in part; we also vacate and remand in part for the further consideration of the District Court in light of intervening Supreme Court decisions and the ongoing circumstances of the case.
The District Court properly declined to apply the doctrine of abstention to this case, Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396, 94 S.Ct. 1800, 40 L.Ed.2d 224.
In the exercise of its pendent jurisdiction,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Claude Kelley, Director of the Department of Conservation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by42 opinions
- David R. Ruiz, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee v. W. J. Estelle, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Johnny L. Spain v. Raymond K. ProcunierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Laaman v. HelgemoeDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1977
- Ruiz v. EstelleDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1980
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