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ACKIES v. PURDY

Civ. No. 69-1062.

322 F.Supp. 38 (1970)

Lawson ACKIES, Jr., and Willie James Howard, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. E. Wilson PURDY, Director Public Safety Department of Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. Florida.

August 10, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Rogow, Legal Services Program, Inc., Miami, Fla., and Phillip Hubbart, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, Fla., for plaintiffs.

County Atty. Thomas C. Britton and Asst. County Atty. Gail P. Fels, Miami, Fla., for defendant.

SUMMARY FINAL JUDGMENT

FULTON, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs filed suit in this Court challenging the use of master bond schedules for the setting of bail returnable to various Dade County Courts.

This suit was brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 and jurisdiction alleged under 28 U.S.C. Section 1343(3). It was brought as a class action.

The Court finds that it has jurisdiction of this cause and that this action is a proper class action...

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