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ALBERTI v. KLEVENHAGEN

No. 85-2036.

790 F.2d 1220 (1986)

Lawrence R. ALBERTI, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Johnny KLEVENHAGEN, Sheriff of Harris County, Texas, et al., Defendants, Johnny Klevenhagen, Sheriff of Harris County, Texas, and Harris County Commissioners Court, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Driscoll, Co. Atty., Houston, Tex., for Klevenhagen.

Roderick O. Lawrence and Lupe Salinas, Asst. Co. Attys., Houston, Tex., for Harris County.

James T. Oitzinger, Bruce V. Griffiths, Attys., Greater Houston Chapter of Am. Civil Liberties Union, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before BROWN, REAVLEY, and HILL, Circuit Judges.

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to its continuing jurisdiction in a class action complaining of conditions in Harris County jails, the district court found constitutional violations and ordered implementation of a new plan for staffing and inmate supervision. The evidence amply supports the district court's finding that a high level of violence exists in the jails, and the district court properly determined that

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