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RUIZ v. ESTELLE

Civ. A. No. H-78-987.

503 F.Supp. 1265 (1980)

David RUIZ et al., Plaintiff, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

December 12, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Bennett Turner, Donna Brorby, Gail Saliterman, San Francisco, Cal., for class plaintiffs.

Samuel T. Biscoe, John F. Jordan, Dallas, Tex., Jim Wiginton, Alvin, Tex., for plaintiff, L.D. Hilliard.

David J.W. Vanderhoof, Patricia Gail Littlefield, Charles Ory, Stephen L. Mikochik, Adjoa Burrow, Stephen A. Whinston, Roby Haber, Shawn F. Moore, Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Sp. Litigation Section, Washington, D.C., J.A. "Tony" Canales, U.S. Atty., Southern Dist. of Texas, Houston, Tex., John H. Hannah, Jr., U.S. Atty., Eastern Dist. of Texas, Tyler, Tex., for plaintiff-intervenor.

Mark White, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Ed Idar, Jr., Richel Rivers, Harry Walsh, Mary N. Golder, Evelina Ortega, Bruce C. Green, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., Leonard Peck, Art Keinarth, David Jones, Asst. Attys. Gen., Huntsville, Tex., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JUSTICE, Chief Judge.

                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

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  I. INTRODUCTION

     A. Description of the TDC System            1274
     B. Description of the TDC Inmate
        Population                               1274
     C. Procedural History                       1275
     D. Outline of the Opinion                   1276

 II. OVERCROWDING

     A. Findings...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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