Filed Date: 1970
Closed Date: Aug. 18, 1971
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In 1968, the District Court in the Northern District of Georgia issued a state-wide injunction requiring integration of all city and county jails and correctional facilities in Wilson v. Kelley, 294 F. Supp. 1005 (N.D. Ga. 1968). In 1970, two plaintiffs brought a civil rights class action in the District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, complaining of segregation in the Chatham County Jail in violation of the Kelley injunction. The district court (Chief Judge Alexander Lawrence) held that defendants were not in contempt of the state-wide order and that no racially discriminatory practices existed at the Chatham County Jail. Stroman v. Griffin, 331 F. Supp. 226 (S.D. Ga. 1971). The docket for this case is not available on PACER, and therefore our information ends with the last reported decision in 1971.
Summary Authors
Lauren Cutson (5/20/2005)
Lawrence, Alexander Atkinson Jr. (Georgia)
Hill, Bobby L. (Georgia)
Moore, Howard Jr. (Georgia)
Rindskopf, Peter E. (Georgia)
Solms, Anton F. Jr. (Georgia)
Lawrence, Alexander Atkinson Jr. (Georgia)
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Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Georgia
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Key Dates
Filing Date: 1970
Closing Date: Aug. 18, 1971
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Inmates of county jail alleging violation of their constitutional rights
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Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
Chatham County, Georgia (Chatham), County
Case Details
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Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Order Duration: 1970 - 1971
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Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
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