Collins v. Thompson

8 F.3d 657 Bishop COLLINS; Mario Valdez; Gary Taylor; Billy Bell; Robert Halstien; Daniel Evans, and Randy Reed, suing on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gerald THOMPSON, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35245. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted * Oct. 15, 1993. Decided Oct. 25, 1993. Robert A. Stalker, Jr., Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Kathleen D. Mix, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., John Scott Blonien, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Pat L. DeMarco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Barbara J. Rothstein, Chief District Judge, Presiding. Before: WRIGHT, THOMPSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. OPINION WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal involves a consent decree between Washington state and inmates at the Washington State Reformatory which required the state to reduce inmate population. Because the state has reduced inmate population and because there are no ongoing constitutional violations at the reformatory, we affirm the district court's order vacating the decree. 2 Inmates at the reformatory filed a…