JONES v. DECKER

No. 30321 Summary Calendar.

436 F.2d 954 (1970)

Robert Alan JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Sheriff Bill DECKER, etc., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia M. Demarest, Atty., Dallas Legal Services Project, Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., John B. Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In a civil rights suit, appellant, a Dallas County prisoner, sought (1) an injunction against continuing to imprison him in solitary confinement, (2) a declaratory judgment that the Dallas County policy of placing inmates in solitary confinement is unconstitutional, and (3) damages of $25,000 plus $250 for every day his illegal confinement continued.

The district court properly treated the petition for...

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