Jarno v. Lewis.

PositionCivil rights suit - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

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Jarno v. Lewis, 256 F.Supp.2d 499 (E.D.Va. 2003). An immigration detainee who was held in a regional jail pursuant to a contract with federal authorities brought a civil rights suit against the regional jail authority, jail superintendent, officers who allegedly attacked him, and Immigration and Naturalization Service officials. The district court held that the receipt of federal funds in consideration of a contract to temporarily house federal detainees did not constitute "federal financial assistance" for the...

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