JONES v. METZGER

No. 71-1865.

456 F.2d 854 (1972)

Charles JONES et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. William METZGER, Homer Roberts, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

March 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony G. Pizza, Asst. Pros. Atty., Toledo, Ohio, for defendants-appellants; Harry Friberg, Pros. Atty., Toledo, Ohio, on brief.

Stanley A. Bass, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellees; Frank S. Merritt, R. Michael Frank, John A. Harris, III, Merritt W. Green, Gerald B. Lackey, Francis X. Gorman, Marshall R. Desmond, Toledo, Ohio, on brief.

Before PECK and McCREE, Circuit Judges, and KINNEARY, District Judge.


McCREE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in an action commenced by prisoners in the Lucas County, Ohio, jail, on behalf of themselves and persons who are or may be confined in the jail, against the Lucas County Board of Commissioners, the county sheriff, the keeper of the jail, and the Toledo Superintendent of Plumbing. The suit was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and sought injunctive, declaratory, and monetary relief on the basis of alleged...

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