District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania October 11, 1978, Civ. A. 75-412, 76-743 (Owens-El v. Robinson)

OPINION, SUPPLEMENTAL FINDINGS OF FACT, AND FINAL ORDER

COHILL, District Judge.

I.

History of the Case

Plaintiff Kenneth Owens-El is a former inmate of the Allegheny County Jail

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(“jail”), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1975 he filed a

pro se

suit challenging the constitutionality of the conditions under which inmates of the jail were confined, seeking money damages and equitable relief.