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TWELVE JOHN DOES v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 87-5296.

855 F.2d 874 (1988)

TWELVE JOHN DOES, et al., Appellees, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Corp. Counsel, District of Columbia, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Michael E. Zielinski, Trial Asst., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Alan A. Pemberton, with whom Peter J. Nickles and John F. Seymour, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael J. Ryan, John D. Bates and John Facciola, Asst. U.S. Attys., entered appearances for Edwin A. Meese, III, Atty. Gen. of the U.S., Washington, D.C.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, and ROBINSON and STARR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBINSON.

Concurring Statement filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This case is yet another chapter in the long and unfortunate history of efforts to control overcrowding and improve conditions in the prison system of the District of Columbia.1 The instant appeal is from an order of the District...

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