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LAKE v. LEE

Civ. A. Nos. 5532-69, 5563-69, 5582-69, 5650-69 and 5796-69.

329 F.Supp. 196 (1971)

Richard E. LAKE, Jr., an inmate of Atmore State Prison, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Frank LEE, Commissioner of the Alabama State Board of Corrections, et al., Defendants. Richard E. LAKE, Jr., Petitioner, v. A. Frank LEE, etc., Respondent. Lee Henry COMER, Petitioner, v. ALABAMA PENAL SYSTEM, etc., Respondent. Enoch DICKINSON, Jr., Petitioner, v. Alexander Frank LEE, Respondent. Enoch DICKINSON, Jr., Petitioner, v. WARDEN OF KILBY PRISON, Respondent.

United States District Court, S. D. Alabama, S. D.

June 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

U. W. Clemon, Birmingham, Ala., A. J. Cooper, Jr., Mobile, Ala., for plaintiffs and petitioners.

Paul T. Gish, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert B. Stewart, D. Coleman Yarbrough, Montgomery, Ala., for defendants and respondents.

OPINION AND ORDER

PITTMAN, District Judge.

The petitions in this cause are treated as complaints filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. Section 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on behalf of these black citizens, and on behalf of other persons similarly situated, pursuant to Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The plaintiffs seek a declaration that they are incarcerated under conditions so...

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