COLLINS v. THOMPSON

No. 93-35245.

8 F.3d 657 (1993)

Bishop COLLINS; Mario Valdez; Gary Taylor; Billy Bell; Robert Halstien; Daniel Evans, and Randy Reed, suing on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gerald THOMPSON, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Stalker, Jr., Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kathleen D. Mix, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., John Scott Blonien, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Pat L. DeMarco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, for defendants-appellees.

Before: WRIGHT, THOMPSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a consent decree between Washington state and inmates at the Washington State Reformatory which required the state to reduce inmate population. Because the state has reduced inmate population and because there are no ongoing constitutional violations at the reformatory, we affirm the district court's order vacating the decree.

Inmates at the reformatory filed a complaint against the state in February...

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