Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Fraser
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 9, 2001No. 75 CIV. 3073(HB)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
BAER, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual and Procedural Background
Defendants in this action, the City of New York and the Department of Corrections, et. al. (collectively the “Department”) brought a motion to terminate the Consent Decrees and all supplemental orders entered in this action and the six related cases that are encompassed herein 1 under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA” or “the Act”), Pub.L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, §§ 801-810 (Apr. 26,1996).
The procedural background of the decrees is set forth in this Court’s Opinion and Order dated June…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Hudson v. McMillianSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Benjamin v. FraserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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