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MORROW v. HARWELL

No. 84-1610.

768 F.2d 619 (1985)

Thomas MORROW, Individually and in Behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jack HARWELL, Individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of McLennan County, Texas, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 2, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.C. Haley, Herbert S. Bristow, Waco, for defendants-appellants.

John A. Buckley, Jr., James C. Harrington, American Civil Liberties Foundation of Texas, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Ruben Rendon, Houston, Tex., for amicus — League of United Latin Maerican Citizens.

Malcolm Greenstein, Austin, Tex., for amicus — Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants.

Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

The Sheriff of McLennan County, Texas and other county officials appeal a magistrate's ordered changes in the County's jail facilities and rules. The orders followed trial of a class action suit filed by a prison inmate who alleged denial of access to the courts, as well as constitutional deprivations relating to the jail's policies on visitation, mail, and disciplinary procedures. We affirm the magistrate's declaration that...

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