Case: Jackson v. Artison

2:88-cv-00064 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 1988

Closed Date: April 24, 1996

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Case Summary

In 1988, plaintiffs filed a class action suit in the district court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on behalf of all present and future inmates at the Milwaukee County Jail. The court (Judge Thomas Curran) certified the class and consolidated several cases with similar issues, including Williams-El (JC-WI-003). In 1990, the court entered a consent decree to address overcrowding in the jail. Jackson v. Artison, 1990 WL 367622 (E.D. Wis. 1990). According to the docket from PACER, the court dissolved the consent decree in 1996. Late that year, someone, presumably a class member who was not a named plaintiff, moved to vacate and set aside the court's judgment orders. That would-be plaintiff appealed his case to the Seventh Circuit, but the appeal was dismissed.

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Lauren Cutson (5/26/2005)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/9217862/parties/jackson-v-artison/

Judge(s)

Curran, Thomas John (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Alexander, Elizabeth R. (District of Columbia)

Buting, Jerome F. (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Defendant

Canright, Catherine M. (Wisconsin)

Ott, Robert G. (Wisconsin)

Judge(s)

Curran, Thomas John (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Alexander, Elizabeth R. (District of Columbia)

Buting, Jerome F. (Wisconsin)

Pigatti , Eugene R. (Wisconsin)

Attorney for Defendant

Canright, Catherine M. (Wisconsin)

Ott, Robert G. (Wisconsin)

Repasky, Robert D. (Wisconsin)

Thompson, Thomas A. (Wyoming)

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Documents in this case

2:87-cv-01128	Docket [PACER] Williams-El v. Artison	April 24, 1996	April 24, 1996 Docket
2:88-cv-00064 2:87-cv-01128	Consent Decree	July 19, 1990	July 19, 1990 Order/Opinion 1990 WL 367622

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/9217862/jackson-v-artison/

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Docket for: Jackson v. Artison

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
67	July 19, 1990	ORDER by Judge Thomas J. Curran approving Consent Decree dismissing case (cc: all counsel) (tlf, ) (Entered: 04/17/1996)	RECAP
97	April 15, 1996	STIPULATION TO DISSOLVE CONSENT DECREE by plaintiff Isaac Jackson Jr, defendant Richard E Artison (tlf, ) (Entered: 04/17/1996)	RECAP
	April 16, 1996	REMARK - THIS CASE WAS CONSOLIDATED WITH 88-CV-64 - ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS DOCKET ARE LOCATED IN THAT FILE (tlf, )	PACER
98	April 24, 1996	ORDER by Judge Thomas J. Curran dissolving consent decree issued on 7/19/90 and dismissing case on the merits (cc: all counsel) (tlf, ) (Entered: 04/25/1996)	RECAP
99	June 10, 1996	MOTION by intervenor plaintiff Vincent L Ammons to Vacate and Set aside Judgment Orders (cad, ) (Entered: 06/11/1996)	RECAP
100	June 10, 1996	MOTION by intervenor plaintiff Vincent L Ammons to Stay Order of Stipulation Agreement dated 4/24/96. (cad, ) (Entered: 06/11/1996)	RECAP
101	June 10, 1996	MOTION by intervenor plaintiff Vincent L Ammons for Appointment of Counsel (cad, ) (Entered: 06/11/1996)	RECAP
102	June 10, 1996	MOTION by intervenor plaintiff Vincent L Ammons for a Teleconference (cad, ) (Entered: 06/11/1996)	RECAP
103	June 10, 1996	AFFIDAVIT of Vincent L. Ammons (cad, ) (Entered: 06/11/1996)	RECAP
104	June 12, 1996	ORDER by Judge Thomas J. Curran denying motion for a Teleconference [102-1], denying motion for Appointment of Counsel [101-1], denying motion to Stay Order of Stipulation Agreement [100-1], denying motion to Vacate and Set aside Judgment Orders [99-1] (cc: all counsel) (cad, ) (Entered: 06/13/1996)	RECAP
105	July 16, 1996	Appeal Notice to USCA from USDC decision Re: [98-2] by Vincent L. Ammons who is not a party to this action. (cc: all counsel) (bdf, )	RECAP
106	July 16, 1996	JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT (cc: all counsel) (bdf, )	RECAP
107	July 16, 1996	REQUEST to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal by Vincent L. Ammons (bdf, )	RECAP
108	July 16, 1996	AFFIDAVIT of Vincent L. Ammons for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (bdf, )	RECAP
	July 17, 1996	SHORT RECORD Transmitted to USCA Re: [105-1] (cc: all counsel) (bdf, ) Modified on 07/17/1996
	July 22, 1996	Re: [105-1] Appeal Number: 96-2767 received from USCA f/Vincent L. Ammons (bdf, )
109	July 24, 1996	REQUEST for certificate of indigency by Vincent L. Ammons (bdf, ) (Entered: 07/25/1996)	RECAP
110	July 26, 1996	ORDER by Judge Thomas J. Curran that Vincent L. Ammons motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis is denied. (cc: all counsel) (copy sent to 7th Circuit) (bdf, ) (Entered: 07/31/1996)	RECAP
	Aug. 8, 1996	Appeal Record Prepared as to appeal #96-2767 Vincent Ammons (bdf, )
111	Sept. 23, 1996	CERTIFIED COPY of order from the USCA USCA Number: 96-2767 dismissing the appeal [105-1] pursuant to 42(b). (kmm, )	RECAP