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INCARCERATED MEN OF ALLEN COUNTY JAIL v. FAIR

No. 74-1052.

507 F.2d 281 (1974)

INCARCERATED MEN OF ALLEN COUNTY JAIL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward FAIR, Sheriff of Allen County, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

November 13, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence S. Huffman, Lima, Ohio, for defendants-appellants.

Frank S. Merritt, Joseph F. Vargyas, R. Michael Frank, Russel A. Kelm, Toledo, Ohio, David A. Little, Lima, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CELEBREZZE, LIVELY and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.

CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.

This suit was begun on June 20, 1972, when eleven inmates of the Allen County Jail filed a pro se complaint, stating that "Our conditions are unbearable to the point of not serviving [sic]." Allegations were made of severe overcrowding, lack of blankets and medical care, prevalence of scalp diseases and lice, and lack of sunlight, among other things.

The District Court treated the complaint as a class action under 42...

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