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RUIZ v. ESTELLE

No. 81-2224.

650 F.2d 555 (1981)

David R. RUIZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

June 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed Idar, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

William Bennett Turner, San Francisco, Cal., for Ruiz, et al.

Jim D. Wiginton, Angleton, Tex., for L. D. Hillard.

Dennis J. Dimsey, Atty., Sp. Lit. Sect., Civil Rights Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CHARLES CLARK, REAVLEY and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The State of Texas seeks to stay portions of an injunction that imposes sweeping and exacting changes upon the State's prison system and its operation.

An overview of the injunctive relief that was granted by the district court in this case is contained in its memorandum opinion. See Ruiz v. Estelle, 503 F.Supp. 1265, 1385-1390 (S.D.Tex.1980). Essentially, the district court's injunction, entered on...

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