LOCK v. JENKINS

No. 79-1104.

641 F.2d 488 (1981)

Donald A. LOCK et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Leo D. JENKINS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myrna Hart, Valparaiso, Ind., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Davis L. Steiner, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, and DUMBAULD, Senior District Judge.


FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.

This appeal involves allegations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by plaintiffs-appellants, pretrial detainees1 (commonly known as safekeepers) held pursuant to state statute2 at the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, Indiana that the conditions of their confinement violated their rights under the First, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

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