Johnson v. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, NYS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MELVIN JOHNSON, JAMAL SCOTT, and) ARMANDO TORRES, individually and ) on behalf of all similarly situated individuals, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 18-cv-6568-CCR ) NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ) CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY ) SUPERVISION, GOVERNOR ANDREW ) CUOMO, in his official capacity, ACTING ) COMISSIONER ANTHONY ANNUCCI, ) in his official capacity, and THE STATE OF _ ) NEW YORK, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT OF CLASS COUNSEL (Doc. 21) Plaintiffs…