1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 447 F.Supp.
  5. 447 F.Supp. 179 (1978)
 

JEFFERSON v. SOUTHWORTH

Civ. A. No. 77-554.

447 F.Supp. 179 (1978)

Leonard JEFFERSON et al. v. Bradford E. SOUTHWORTH et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

February 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew L. Myers, National Prison Project of ACLU, Washington, D. C., Robert B. Mann, Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

John E. Farley, Providence, R. I., for State of R. I.

Paul L. Foster, Dept. of Corrections, for the State of R. I., Cranston, R. I., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

In Re Lockup1

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

This is a class action challenging the constitutionality of a lockup at the Maximum Security facility of the Adult Correctional Institution (ACI), brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983; 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202. Jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3).2

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