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JORDAN v. JONES

No. 77-2721. Summary Calendar.

563 F.2d 148 (1977)

Robert Allen JORDAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clarence JONES, Sheriff, Commissioners Court, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Wade, Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Jordan brought a civil rights action claiming deprivations at the Dallas County, Texas, jail. The District Court dismissed on the ground that the claims asserted were similar to those involved in a class action previously decided by the court and over which it had retained jurisdiction, Taylor v. Sterrett, 344 F.Supp. 411 (N.D.Tex.1972), and that plaintiff counsel in that case are competent to represent...

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