Case: LaMarca v. Turner

9:82-cv-08196 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: May 14, 1982

Closed Date: 2000

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Case Summary

On May 14, 1982, an inmate at the Glades Correctional Institution in Florida filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against representatives of the prison in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Nine other inmates of the prison were eventually added onto the lawsuit, which became a class action, and they were later represented by Florida Rural Legal Services. The inmates asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, alleging that the…

On May 14, 1982, an inmate at the Glades Correctional Institution in Florida filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against representatives of the prison in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Nine other inmates of the prison were eventually added onto the lawsuit, which became a class action, and they were later represented by Florida Rural Legal Services. The inmates asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by the conditions of their confinement, including failure to protect them from physical and sexual assault by fellow inmates, inadequate ventilation, poor lighting, inadequate exercise, only three showers per week, no canteen privileges, and only limited use of the law library.

On June 4, 1987, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Judge James Carriger Paine) granted declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief to the plaintiffs. LaMarca v. Turner, 662 F.Supp. 647 (S.D.Fla. 1987). The defendants appealed. On October 18, 1988, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed the appeal without opinion. LaMarca v. Turner, 861 F.2d 724 (11th Cir. 1988). The district court issued further injunctive relief, and the defendants appealed.

On July 7, 1993, the Eleventh Circuit (Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat) partially affirmed and partially vacated the district court's injunction, holding that the court had applied the wrong test in finding liability. The court held that the overall grant of injunctive relief was proper, but that portions of it unnecessarily interfered with the operation of the prison. LaMarca v. Turner, 995 F.2d 1526 (11th Cir. 1993). The parties continued to litigate regarding attorneys fees.

On June 6, 2000, the case was closed by the district court.

Summary Authors

Kristen Sagar (10/17/2006)

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Amlong, William Robert (Florida)

Hanlon, Stephen F (District of Columbia)

Hartz, Steven E. (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Butterworth, Robert A. (Florida)

Davis, Michael B. (Florida)

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Docket

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Court Docket

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Third Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and for Damages

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Complaint

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Trial transcript

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Amended Response of Defendants, Including Objections, to Magistrate's Report and Recommendations

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Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum to Defendants' Response and Objection to Magistrate's Report

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Order on Report and Recommendation of Magistrate

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Reported Opinion

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Trial Transcript Volume 5

LaMarca v. Lambdin

Feb. 26, 1990

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Trial Transcript Volume 1

LaMarca v. Lambdin

Feb. 26, 1990

Feb. 26, 1990

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Case Details

State / Territory: Florida

Case Type(s):

Prison Conditions

Special Collection(s):

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 14, 1982

Closing Date: 2000

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

inmates at the Glades Correctional Institution in Florida

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: Yes

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Glades Correctional Institution (Belle Glades), State

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Order Duration: 1987 - 0

Issues

General:

Access to lawyers or judicial system

Bathing and hygiene

Personal injury

Recreation / Exercise

Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Law library access

Sexual abuse by residents/inmates

Assault/abuse by staff (facilities)

Assault/abuse by non-staff (facilities)

Type of Facility:

Government-run