DOE v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 80-2171.

697 F.2d 1115 (1983)

John DOE, et al. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1983.

As Amended January 18, 1983.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel and Michael Zielinski, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants. David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellants.

Peter J. Nickles, with whom Ellen Bass, Joseph M. Fisher and Charles E.M. Kolb, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before MacKINNON and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and ROBB, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

Separate statements filed by MacKINNON and HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judges.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Appellees, inmates in the Lorton Maximum Security Facility ("Maximum"), brought this class action against the District of Columbia and several of its officials and employees, challenging the conditions of their confinement on a variety of constitutional, statutory and common law...

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