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PATTERSON v. HOPKINS

No. 73-1330.

481 F.2d 640 (1973)

Frank PATTERSON, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Thomas HOPKINS, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Janie Lee FOX, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Thomas HOPKINS, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 14, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Wood, Douglas L. Tynes, Clarksdale, Miss., Joe A. Cannon, Colorado Springs, Colo., Craig E. Miller, National Juvenile Law Center, St. Louis, Mo., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Shed Hill Roberson, Elzy J. Smith, Clarksdale, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and COLEMAN and DYER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is a § 1983 suit, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, on behalf of two juveniles seeking damages and declaratory relief complaining of the facilities of the Coahoma County jail and practices of the authorities in the handling of juveniles. The Trial Judge by a definitive decree (Appendix A) prescribed in detail both the practices and procedures to be followed and the nature and condition of the physical facilities for detention of a juvenile. That decree...

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