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Case Name	Brown v. Vann	JC-AL-0004
Docket / Court	C.A. No. 77-P-0554-S ( N.D. Ala. )
State/Territory	Alabama
Case Type(s)	Jail Conditions
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. read more > 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. Margo Schlanger - 09/13/2006 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Crowding

Crowding / caseload

General

Racial segregation

Sanitation / living conditions

Type of Facility

Government-run

Causes of Action

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Birmingham City Jail
Plaintiff Description	Birmingham city jail inmates
Class action status sought	Unknown
Class action status granted	Unknown
Filed Pro Se	Unknown
Prevailing Party	Unknown
Public Int. Lawyer	Unknown
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Unknown
Order Duration	1978 - n/a
Filed	1977
Case Ongoing	No reason to think so

Documents


Court	Docket(s)
	No docket sheet currently in the collection
	General Documents
U.S. Court of Appeals 09/15/1980	Table op. ("Affirmed") (627 F.2d 237) JC-AL-0004-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail

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