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JACKSON v. WHITMAN

Civ. A. No. 83-2031.

642 F.Supp. 816 (1986)

Charles JACKSON et al. v. Sheriff Arvis WHITMAN et al.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division.

August 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Walker, IV, Walker, Tooke, Grubb, Pearlman & Lyons, Shreveport, La., for plaintiffs.

Douglas L. Stokes, Jonesboro, La., for Sheriff Whitman.

Charles Welsh, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bossier City, La., for State of La.

John Blake, Dist. Atty., Jonesboro, La., for Bienville Parish Police Jury.

MEMORANDUM RULING

STAGG, Chief Judge.

This matter arises out of a class action suit challenging conditions of confinement, practices, policies and procedures of the Bienville Parish Jail. Made defendants are: Sheriff Arvis Whitman, the Bienville Parish Police Jury and the State of Louisiana.

On May 24, 1985, the parties to this case entered into a consent decree which outlined the remedial actions to be taken by defendants to rectify the unconstitutional...

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