1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 557 F.2d
  5. 557 F.2d 476 (1977)
 

BALLARD v. SPRADLEY

Nos. 76-3182 to 76-3186.

557 F.2d 476 (1977)

William Charles BALLARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sheriff SPRADLEY, Lake City, Florida, Defendant. Joey ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. C. COMBS, Inspector, and G. S. Fortner, Superintendent, Defendants. Stephen John FUNDAK, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Defendant. William JENNINGS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. G. S. FORTNER, Superintendent, Florida State Prison, and Col. M. R. Hicks, Chief Correctional Officer, Div. of Corrections, Defendants. John L. HUTCHINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sgt. COWARD, Officer Crews, Officer M. L. Lee, Officer S. L. Smile, and Sgt. Fletcher, Defendants. Appeal of UNITED STATES MARSHAL SERVICE.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 12, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Robert A. Leventhal, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., J. Jerome Bullock, Associate Legal Counsel, Gerald M. Auerbach, Assoc. Legal Counsel, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-appellees in all cases.

John T. Chandler, Gainesville, Fla., Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. of Fla., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Mary Jo Carpenter, Thomas M. Beason, Joseph W. Lawrence, II, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants in all cases.

Julius F. Parker, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla., for Spradley.

Before GODBOLD and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, District Judge.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The United States Marshals Service appeals from an order requiring a local marshal to transport state prisoner-plaintiffs to the district court so that they may testify in pending 42 U.S.C. § 1983 actions. The order contemplates that each state prisoner will be transferred by the State of Florida from his regular place of incarceration to a local county jail. The marshal is directed to then take custody of the prisoners at the jail, transport...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases