Legal Opinion
John Bush v. Robert O. Viterna
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1986No. 85-1560PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
In 1975 the Texas legislature created the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and charged it to implement a policy “that all county jail facilities in the state conform to certain minimum standards of construction, maintenance, and operation.” Tex.Rev.Civ. StatAnn. art. 5115.1 § 1 (Vernon Supp. 1986). The Commission was assigned to promulgate rules and standards and was given certain enforcement powers. A class of all current and future inmates in Texas’ county jails sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asking a federal district court to compel the Commission to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by60 opinions
- John Doe and Jane Doe, as Next Friend of Sarah Doe v. Rains County Independent School District, Dana WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Victoria W. v. LarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Lightbourn v. County of El Paso, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Lightbourn v. County of El PasoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Charles E. Williams v. J. LunaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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