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MILLER v. CARSON

No. 75-2739.

563 F.2d 741 (1977)

Richard Franklin MILLER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dale CARSON, Individually and in his capacity as Sheriff of Duval County, Florida, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 27, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Coalson, Harry L. Shorstein, William Lee Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., Donna H. Stinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Civil Division, Robert Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

William J. Sheppard, Jacksonville, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, WISDOM, and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 27, 1977.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The threshold question here is whether the district court had jurisdiction over the subject matter of the case. In addition, on appeal the appellants challenge the propriety of certain remedies the district court fashioned to rectify uncivilized conditions in a jail for detainees. Appellants also attack the district court's award of attorney's fees to counsel for the plaintiffs...

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