Legal Opinion
Forts v. Malcolm
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 1, 1977No. 76 Civ. 101 (CHT)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TENNEY, District Judge.
This action has been brought by pretrial detainees at the New York City Correctional Institution for Women (“NYCCIFW”), •located on Rikers Island, who ask the Court to enjoin a number of practices at the institution which are said to violate the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. Before the Court at this time are three motions: (1) the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction as to many of the claims stated in the complaint and for certification of the plaintiffs’ class; (2) the defendants’ cross-motion for partial summary judgment on a smaller number…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kelley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schoenbaum v. FirstbrookCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Richard Franklin Miller v. Dale Carson, Individually and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Duval County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States Ex Rel. Wolfish v. LeviDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Powell v. WardDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Alston v. CoughlinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Cooper v. LombardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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