Legal Opinion
Inmates of the Suffolk County Jail v. Eisenstadt
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 6, 1973No. Civ. A. 71-162-GPublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GARRITY, Jr., District Judge.
This action arises under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and jurisdiction is based on 28 U. S.C. § 1343(3), (4). Plaintiffs, named inmates of the Suffolk County Jail in Boston, Massachusetts (otherwise known as, and hereinafter referred to as, the Charles Street Jail) sue on their own behalf and on behalf of all inmates at Charles Street Jail as a class. Defend-' ants are the Sheriff of Suffolk County, who has primary custody and control over the facility; the master of the jail, who has ongoing responsibility for its daily operation; the Commissioner of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Bowring v. GodwinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Louis Wolfish v. Honorable Edward LeviCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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