Will Stone v. City And County Of San Francisco

968 F.2d 850 24 Fed.R.Serv.3d 98 Will STONE; Henry Washington; Albert Matias; Freddy Tooks; Jo Ann Sparks, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; Michael Hennessey, Sheriff; Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco; Department of Public Health of the City and County of San Francisco, Defendants-Appellants. No. 91-16927. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued March 10, 1992. Submitted April 17, 1992. Decided June 25, 1992. As Amended July 9, 1992. Order Amending Opinion and Denying Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Aug. 25, 1992. Dennis Aftergut, Deputy City Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Beth H. Parker, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enerson, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: CHOY, FARRIS, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 The City and County of San Francisco ("the City") appeals a contempt order against it for its failure to comply with provisions of a consent decree governing population levels at one of the City's jails. We affirm the entry…