Legal Opinion
Kozlowski v. Coughlin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 6, 1988No. Nos. 81 Civ. 5886 (CES), 81 Civ. 2355 (CES)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
STEWART, District Judge:
Defendants move pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 60(b) for an order modifying a consent judgment entered between the parties in May 1983. For the reasons that follow, defendants’ motion is granted in part and denied in part.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs brought this civil rights action in 1981 challenging defendants’ procedures for suspending or revoking prisoner visitation privileges in correctional facilities run by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”). The plaintiff class consists of all inmates in DOCS custody and their would-be…
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