Filed Date: Feb. 17, 1972
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This case involves a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the conditions of confinement at the Jackson County Jail.
On January 3, 1973, the District Court John W. Oliver, Jr. issued a memorandum opinion and order, approving the Consent Decree entered into by the parties. Goldsby v. Carnes, 365 F.Supp. 395 (W.D.Mo. 1973). In his opinion, Judge Oliver chronicled the increase of prisoner litigation and the challenges such litigation presented to the courts. To assist other courts facing similar issues, Judge Oliver ordered his opinion published and attached the Jackson County Jail Rules and Regulations Handbook as an appendix to the opinion.
On March 24, 1977, the District Court approved and entered the First Amended Consent Judgment. Goldsby v. Carnes, 429 F.Supp. 370 (W.D.Mo. 1977). As with the original Consent Judgment, Judge Oliver ordered his opinion published, which contained as attachments, the First Amended Consent Judgment, the revised Jackson County Jail Rules and Regulations Handbook and memorandum agreements entered into by the parties.
We have no further information on the proceedings in this case. It should be noted, however, that since the Goldsby v. Carnes litigation, a new detention center was constructed in Jackson County.
Summary Authors
Dan Dalton (2/8/2007)
Ahrens v. Thomas, Western District of Missouri (1974)
Oliver, John Watkins (Missouri)
Ressler, Allen M. (Missouri)
Bunch, Willard B. (Missouri)
Helms, Tom J. (Missouri)
Kohn, Herbert M. (Missouri)
Oliver, John Watkins (Missouri)
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Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 17, 1972
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Prisoners of the Jackson County Jail
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
Jackson County Jail (Jackson), County
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Substantive Due Process
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration: 1973 - None
Issues
General:
Access to lawyers or judicial system
Food service / nutrition / hydration
Sanitation / living conditions
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Medical/Mental Health:
Mental health care, unspecified
Type of Facility: