PEOPLES v. WAINWRIGHT

Civ. Nos. 71-119, 71-163.

325 F.Supp. 402 (1971)

James PEOPLES, Alfred St. Laurent, John Doe on behalf of thirty-four prisoners for themselves, jointly and severally and on behalf of all others similarly situated, all at the Florida State Prison, Raiford, Florida, Plaintiffs, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director of Divisions of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida, individually and in his official capacity, Don Hassfurder, Superintendent of the Florida State Penitentiary, individually and in his official capacity, R. V. Turner, Assistant Superintendent, J. F. Tompkins, Assistant Superintendent, Florida State Prison at Raiford, Raiford, Florida, Defendants. Michael Miles BELSKY, Fred Yokum, and Elester Samuel Roberts, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated at the Florida State Prison, Raiford, Florida, Plaintiffs, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director of the Florida Division of Adult Corrections, Tallahassee Florida, individually, and in his official capacity, Daniel S. Dearing, Chief Trial Counsel for the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Florida, individually, and in his official capacity, L. E. Dugger, Acting Superintendent of the Florida State Prison at Raiford, Florida, individually, and in his official capacity, and R. V. Turner, Assistant Superintendent, Florida State Prison at Raiford, Florida, individually, and in his official capacity, Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Jacksonville Division.

March 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Russ, Orlando, Fla., Carol Wild Scott, Gainesville, Fla., Philip J. Hirschkop, American Civil Liberties Union, Alexandria, Va., for plaintiffs.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. of Fla., Daniel S. Dearing, Chief Trial Counsel, Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants.


AMENDED ORDER

TJOFLAT, District Judge.

The Order entered herein on March 15, 1971, is hereby amended to read as follows:

This cause came on for hearing on the sua sponte order of this Court (filed March 12, 1971) to show cause why the cases of Peoples, et al., v. Wainwright, et al., (No. 71-119-Civ-J) and Belsky, et al., v. Wainwright, et. al. (No. 71-163-Civ-J) should not be consolidated, or,...

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