Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 24, 2008, 05-55829, 05-55845 (Pierce v. County of Orange)

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BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

In 2001, plaintiffs-appellants Fred Pierce, Timothy Lee Conn, Fermin Valenzuela, and Laurie D. Ellerston—pretrial detainees in Orange County’s jail facilities—initiated

Pierce v. County of Orange,

No. 05-55829 (D.Ct. No. 01-981), a class action suit against the County of Orange and Michael S. Carona, the county’s sheriff and agent.