1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 351 F.Supp.
  5. 351 F.Supp. 1012 (1972)
 

WHITE v. GILLIGAN

Civ. A. No. 71-188.

351 F.Supp. 1012 (1972)

James C. WHITE et al., Plaintiffs, v. John J. GILLIGAN et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. Ohio, E. D.

November 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferdinand A. Forney, Donald R. Stacy, Richard Singer, Legal Aid Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, Stanley A. Bass, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, New York City, for plaintiffs.

William J. Brown, Atty. Gen., Jeffrey L. McClelland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, for defendants.

Before PECK, Circuit Judge, and KINNEARY and RUBIN, District Judges.

OPINION

KINNEARY, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs' request for declaratory and injunctive relief against Ohio's statutory scheme which denies prisoners any credit for the time they spend in jail prior to their convictions.

Plaintiffs in this action represent a class of all inmates of the Ohio penal system who are financially unable to post bail bonds and who consequently...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases