Case: Brown v. Vann

2:77-00554 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 25, 1977

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Case Summary

This was a desegregation suit filed against the Birmingham City jail. It also involved population reduction, sanitation, and other issues. An order for the plaintiffs was entered on April 18, 1978. We have no further information about the case.

Summary Authors

Margo Schlanger (9/13/2006)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

79-02204

Table op. ("Affirmed")

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Sept. 15, 1980

Sept. 15, 1980

Order/Opinion

627 F.2d 627

Docket

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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: Alabama

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 25, 1977

Case Ongoing: No reason to think so

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Birmingham city jail inmates

Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown

Filed Pro Se: Unknown

Class Action Sought: Unknown

Class Action Outcome: Unknown

Defendants

Birmingham City Jail (Birmingham, Jefferson), City

Case Details

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Unknown

Nature of Relief:

Unknown

Source of Relief:

Unknown

Order Duration: 1978 - None

Issues

General:

Conditions of confinement

Racial segregation

Sanitation / living conditions

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Crowding / caseload

Type of Facility:

Government-run