FRAZIER v. DONELON

Civ. A. No. 72-814.

381 F.Supp. 911 (1974)

Joel Wade FRAZIER et al. v. Thomas F. DONELON et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

August 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Treeby, and Michael R. Fontham, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Alvin R. Eason, Parish Atty., Robert I. Broussard, Lionel R. Collins, Asst. Parish Attys., Gretna, La., for defendants, President of the Parish of Jefferson and Councilmen of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana.

Russell J. Schonekas, Tucker & Schonekas, New Orleans, La., for defendants, Alwynn J. Cronvich. Sheriff of the Parish of Jefferson, and Roland J. Vicknair, Warden of the Jefferson Parish Prison.


JACK M. GORDON, District Judge:

Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and other inmates of the Jefferson Parish Prison, instituted this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343,1 against Thomas F. Donelon, the President of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; all councilmen of Jefferson Parish;2 Alwynn J. Cronvich, the Sheriff of Jefferson Parish; and Roland J. Vicknair, the Warden of Jefferson...

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