James M. THOMPSON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 22, 1982.
Decided July 26, 1983.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Leslie W. Abramson, University of Louisville School of Law, Joseph S. Elder, II, Legal Aid Soc., Inc., Paul Porter (argued), Louisville, Ky., for plaintiffs-appellants.
Paul F. Isaacs, Barbara H. Willett (argued), Dept. of Justice, Frankfort, Ky., Adjoa Burrow, Sp. Litigation Section, Civil Rights Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Oliver H. Barber, Jr., Thomas Banazynski, Gittleman, Charney & Barber, Louisville, Ky., Richard Burr, Southern Prisoner's Defense Committee, Nashville, Tenn., John L. Smith, U.S. Atty., Hancy Jones III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., for defendants-appellees.
Before MERRITT and JONES, Circuit Judges, and WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
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