TAYLOR v. STERRETT

No. 77-2241.

600 F.2d 1135 (1979)

Joseph TAYLOR et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. W. L. STERRETT et al., Defendants, Judge John Whittington et al., Cross-Claimants-Appellants, Oak Lawn Preservation Society, etc., et al., Cross-Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Luna, Dallas, Tex., for defendants.

John F. Jordan, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WISDOM, AINSWORTH and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

The Commissioners Court of Dallas County, Texas ("County") appeals two orders of the district court requiring modifications in the facilities and operating procedures of the County jail system. These orders are the latest stage in prolonged litigation involving conditions in the Dallas County jails.1 We vacate the orders, along with all other orders and stays still in effect, and remand with directions to the...

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