Case: U.S. v. Madison Parish

3:74-01152 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Dec. 9, 1974

Closed Date: 1975

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Case Summary

In 1974, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000(b) against Madison Parish, Louisiana, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District Louisiana. The DOJ alleged that the Madison Parish Jail subjected inmates to unconstitutional conditions of confinement. Following discovery in 1974-5, the court set a trial date for Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 1975. However, before the case could go to trial, the parties reached a settlement, and in 1975, the district court (Judge Thomas E. Stagg, Jr.) entered a consent decree in the case, dismissing it without costs and without prejudice. The decree enjoined the defendants from segregating the Madison Parish Jail. We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.

Summary Authors

Kristen Sagar (9/9/2006)

People


Attorney for Plaintiff

Queen, Jesse H. (District of Columbia)

Saxbe, William B. (District of Columbia)

Walter, Donald Ellsworth (Louisiana)

Attorney for Defendant

Clarke, Thompson L. (Louisiana)

Seale, John T. (Louisiana)

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3:74-01152

Docket

July 31, 1997

July 31, 1997

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Case Details

State / Territory: Louisiana

Case Type(s):

Jail Conditions

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 9, 1974

Closing Date: 1975

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

United States Department of Justice

Plaintiff Type(s):

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: Unknown

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Madison Parish Jail (Madison), County

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Order Duration: 1975 - 0

Issues

General:

Racial segregation

Totality of conditions

Type of Facility:

Government-run